I have what was called New Ho,e and is now known as Janome. Wouldn't even think of replacing it with anything other than Janome. I purchased mine shortly after it came on the market as the home serger. It has never[ knock on wood] given any trouble through the years as the mainstay for my drapery business and has easily sew upwards of thousands of garments. My grandchildren have sewn lots of pillows and anything else they could think of and it is still going strong.At one time I thought it needed a new blade but with use it evidently sharpened itself. keep it oiled and blow the dust out of it frequently. Yeh, Janome is the machine for me.