I am not familiar with that model. I have an old (24 years) 910 and it has never, honestly, never given me a problem. Every time I sit down and sew, I am amazed that any type of machinery can work so well for so long. I have had it cleaned and tuned up occasionaly and I clean it and oil it. It is a dream machine. I have recently thought that I would like a new machine that has some of the "bells and whistles" that this one doesn't have, but I would never get rid of this one. As much as I love my machine, I don't know if I will ever be able to afford a new Bernina again. If you have a chance to get one at a good price, and it does everything you want it to, I would say "go for it".