Originally Posted by peaceandjoy

Yesterday I went to the "local" Janome dealer (an hour away) to look at Jems. I have a Bernina, which I love - but for monthly guild sew-ins, classes or retreats, I wanted something smaller and lighter. Research lead me to look at Jems.

The dealer doesn't even carry the Gold Jem, only Platinum. That's a lot more expensive, and as I don't want this as a primary machine, I'm not interested in the features the Platinum has over the Gold. So next week I'm going to go look at the Bernette at the Bernina dealer. They haven't been around as long as the Jems, so not as many reviews.