I have had one Janome for 20 yrs, and it is still going strong. I bought an Horizen last fall. I had taken my machine for its annual and fell in love with it. Since my other was an embroidrey machine, I decided I wanted the Horizen for it's length. I also have a Janome serger that I bought when I bought the older one. I love all of them. If I buy another machine it will be a Janome.