I'm looking for a purchase in the future also. There are 2 things that stand out for me. One is the abiltiy to resize within 10% up or down on the Janome. The Brother doesn't state the machine will do that and 2nd the construction. The Janome 340e is ball bearing construction and will last forever. 2nd is a very important consideration for me and is the main reason I purchased the 6600 for quilting. The only thing that I don't really like about either machine is the LCD is in gray scale not color.