I have a Viking SE and have had it for over two years and I really like it, I just traded my Elna 7000 for a new Janome Horizon, and I have not used it enough to really tell you about it but I'm like all the other ladies and you should try out any of the machines you are interested in purchasing, and also try to get a dealer close to you that will work with you on any problems and they have classes to learn about your machine. One of my machine dealer is 30 minutes away and the other is 1 hour away, so I try to call ahead if possible for any help on the machines.