I'm a big lover of Vikings; old and new ones but if I was to chose from Bernias or Janome it would be with the Janome hands down. I've always like them plus the fact that I don't care for the Bernia dealer that we have here. If you are dealing with a dealer you need to consider that as well and really should try several machines to see what is a good fit for you. I'm so glad that I went with the viking. Do not go for bernette, it is not a bernina and they don't support it.