I do most of my sewing on a Janome 11000. I bought it because (a) I already had (for many years) a Janome that is a real workhorse and a pleasure to use and (b) wanted a brand of machine sold & serviced by our one & only neighborhood Sew & Vac dealer and (c) wanted the "move up or down" capability of the screen ... at that time, I had really bad shoulder/neck pain from an old whiplash injury ... and I can move the 11000's screen up to eye level and (d) liked the fact that it does machine embroidery without having to attach an embroidery gizmo ... this one has a carriage arm that you open/close.
I can upgrade it to an 11000SE, but I can't justify the cost, etc. of doing that because I quilt on an entirely different machine.