There are wonderful manufacturers out there....Janome, Bernina, Babylock......for workhorse, good class machine, I have to stay with Janome. Ask any repairman at your local machine dealer. My guy said the one he sees the least in his shop is the Janome. They are reasonable in price, lots of models. I have 7 Janomes of all models and use, never had a single one in the shop over 50 years.