I have a Series 8 Bernina 820 machine which I love. In Canada, I paid almost $8,000. for it so it is not cheap. When I checked out why the high price for Berninas, the answer I was given from a lady who has one was "it's whats under the hood". NO plastic on these babies & quality is everywhere. Makes them very heavy though, not one to drag to lessons etc. but love, love it. I also have a Juki TL - 98Q which is a real work horse. The throat is not quite as big as the Bernina but I use it quite a lot also. Nothing fancy with the Juki but I love it too. Sometimes it's very hard to make a decision & besides machines are like shoes, sometimes 1 is just not enough !!!