I started out with a Brother PE 150 then got a Brother Ult 2003D Loved them both was a die hard brother fan then I got a Janome 10000 At a Garage Sale for my Daughter so she could have a larger hoop because she had a Brother 270D . I loved this machine so much I kept it for a year then I got a 11000SE so I let her have the 10000 and she is hooked on Janome machines now also The stitch outs are so much better on the Janome than the Brother machines