I have a FW and a Janome Gem. I like them both for different reasons. My Janome is not computerized. Wtih a FW you will only be able to do a straight stitch. I have a Brother XR 7700 that I got from Costco.com and I really like it. I have one for our condo and another one for here. It weighs about 11 lbs, comes with walking foot, etc, go to Costco.com and take a look. For the price it is really nice. It has really high ratings too.