My two bits are probably not worth as much as listening to ladies who have the machine. I looked at Bernina's 820 to use for quilting and it was really smooth and nice,except you cannot see your needle as it stitches because it sets back under the machine head a bit too much. A longarm has perfect needle visibility. Friends who have a longarm business done some demos on the 820 and told me it stitched beautifully,but felt that the lack of comfortably seeing the needle was a real detriment,so I decided that for all the money and still not having what I would really be comfortable with to opt for the Jamone Horizon and maybe someday have the longarm. This is just some thoughts to consider because buying expensive equipment can be mind-boggling! Good luck in making a choice!