You have to also look at the different features that come with each machine, is a walking foot included or how much do it cost separately? I like the Janome, personnaly. I have an older model. Is easy to work with and you can find different feet and accesoraries on line at a good price. I also have a Brother Quatro6000, and embroidery machine, and a small 11 pound Brother, which is great for classes. But you have to decide for your self, we are only adding our 2cents worth of information.