I was telling my Bernina dealer, also a friend, that I was looking for a Featherweight a while back and she showed be one she had there that I think was made by Bernina and was basically a copy of the Featherwieght. It was cute, but I told her I wanted the real thing.
After getting mine and sewing on it, I don't know why anyone would want anythng else. I have had other smaller machines, Singer and other brands and I always end up giving them away. Once you have sewn on a good machine, the other feel like a toy to me. They are noisy and some bounce all over the table. I have never had that problem with my FW. She is little, but feels like a big machine when you are sewing.