I have a Brother sewing machine I bought to take to classes. It is not as nice as this model but it works great, and I see a lot of people love their Brother Project Runway machines.
This is selling for almost 1/3rd of the price!
Brother CS5055PRW
124.99
http://www.wawak.com/products/produc...her+Intro+Sale
I buy thread and other sewing supplies from Wawak and have never had any issues. They ship super fast and have great deals all the time.
I edited to add that my Janome feet fit my Brother and vice-versa.