I don't have that machine you are looking at. I do like my regular Janome a lot. My embroidery machine is the Brother PE770, with a field of 5 x 7. It is a embroidery only, but I like it. Don't know how much the Janome is, but think about what you want to do and then decide. I was not sure how much I would use it, but now I even quilt with mine. Good luck in your search.