I've had several Bernina's and I have liked all of them. The Artista 180 is still my favorite. It's my machine for heavy duty projects, bag making, anything difficult. It always seems to make those projects easy. The display screen went bad on my original purchased around 1998 and I was lucky enough to find another at an estate sale for $300. I'm now using that one most of the time and would certainly buy another if one came my way. Bernina's are not the most intuitive machines to use and IMO the guide classes are a must. I bought a 475 Kaffe Fasset edition a little over a year ago and have enjoyed it immensely. It's not as good at heavy projects as the 180, but still does the beautiful Bernina buttonholes and definitely has the nice stitches I'm used to getting from a Bernina.