I bought an old Aurora 430 that had a million feet with it. It had to go to the shop immediately because the computer had failed, which was over $900 to fix. Then hubby bought me a sit down Q16 because of my physical limitations. I've really enjoyed both machines, but I know the computers will fail eventually. I've fallen in love with manual (hand crank or treadle) or older electric machines and can nearly always fix an issue myself. There is no expensive maintenance - just a few drops of oil. My quilting friend bought a new Bernina, as well as a Q16 because I liked mine so well. She has had nothing but trouble, but a lot of that may be user error; she sews in a great hurry, which usually leads to trouble. However, she explained the badly over-designed bobbin system in her new Bernina domestic, and I was so glad I won't ever have to deal with that! I'm old, so I doubt I'll ever buy another electric machine of any brand, but I think I can't recommend the new Berninas to anyone. I'll recommend a non-computerized machine of any brand first.