I've had my 1600 P for about 3 yrs now. Never a problem. I call it The Beast, it will go through anything and is just super. Don't listen to that review. It's a great machine! Buy the extra feet too. I use the walking foot and the 1/4" foot, and even have the stitch in the ditch foot. That one is a great help if you need to sew any diagonal lines, you just let that little thing in the center guide you along the lines. Love this machine! And I traded my 9000 up for the 11,000, good machine there too. I'm a Janome lover!