Hi Diane, I would be very interested to know if you think the Bernina 440 QE was worth the investment. I was told the BSR alone is $1000. I currently have a Janome 4900 and am not really pleased with it. It's the first machine I've had with a drop in bobbin and it seems like it is constantly hanging up and I have to stop and push the bobbin holder back down in the machine.