I should have mentioned that I don't own either machine. I have a1955 Singer Slant-O-Matic that I purchased for my Mother. In 1987 I bought a new Kenmore, primarily because it would sew through a wooden ruler and I needed it for repairing horse blankets in addition to my regular sewing. It has "Janome" on the electical plug connection for the machine; I am assuming that that means it was built by Janome. I spent over 5 yrs. checking out the Berninas between 3 different dealers because I wanted to have an embroidery machine and never even once would any of them let me sit down and try out the feel for their machines after they had demonstrated how they worked. I decided to buy a Husqvarna Viking Designerr SE because they not only allowed me to sew on the machines, but also, I could take classes on them. I really enjoy my machine and what it can do and even ventured into trying quilting, which I had wanted to do for a long time.