I absolutely love mine. It has a lot of features, but it takes very little learning to get started sewing. The manual is good, but there is an ap called JANOME 15000 for the iPad and iPhone that is wonderful. It is full of videos to show you how to use the machine features.
The authors, Jim and Diane Stutsman, also have a Yahoo group, Janome 12000, 15000 that is wonderful. They formerly had a Janome shop and have a wealth of information they willingly share. Jim is funny and so helpful.