My Jenome dealer carries Singer machines, but he said he don't like the new ones, as well as their old machines.
I think it is because he makes more on the Jenome,
I have a Singer that I bought from same place, back in "65, it was a work horse and has many hours on it.
It was top of the line and can do many things the newer machines do, BUT not like the new computerized machines.
All those bells and whistle make sewing so much easier, and fun.
Of course if you need repairon computerized ones it is gonna cost more too.
Hubby always fixed my old machine whenever it needed it, but won't mess with the new ones , like my Serger, it has a timing divice on it, which can cause problems