I too own a Janome 3160. It is great, bought after my Janome 7700. I have upgraded several Janome's over the last 10 years. I have not been disappointed with any of them...but if I had to pick only one machine that I could take to classes and use at home, it would be the 3160. I am in a small sewing group with 4 of my friends. After I got my machine, and friends tried mine, 3 of them bought the same machine, the 3160. My other friend owns a Featherweight. Great machine, about $600.00. (Needle threader, needle up and down, auto thread cutter, numerous stitches, super light weight.)