my machine doesnt want to play any more :(
#11
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 126
OK I think I have it narrowed down to these 3
Magnolia 7318
http://janome.com/index.cfm/Machines...hines_Overview
about $200
Magnolia 7330
http://janome.com/index.cfm/Machines...hines_Overview
about $350
or the Brother cs6000i
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ReviewTitleBar
$178..
I would like to still be able to use whatever machine I use 10 yrs down the road....
Guide me oh wise quliters...
and thanks for all the advise so far....
Angie
Magnolia 7318
http://janome.com/index.cfm/Machines...hines_Overview
about $200
Magnolia 7330
http://janome.com/index.cfm/Machines...hines_Overview
about $350
or the Brother cs6000i
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ReviewTitleBar
$178..
I would like to still be able to use whatever machine I use 10 yrs down the road....
Guide me oh wise quliters...
and thanks for all the advise so far....
Angie
#12
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Port Angeles, WA
Posts: 12,675
Originally Posted by drivin*me*buggy
I think it is dead :(...so I am looking for a replacement...but these times is tough...know what i mean?....I found a Brother CS 6000I that looks like it would fill the bill...but I dont know about long term....
I am also considering a Janome...anyone familair w/ the Magnolia series?
Help....and good deals online?
I am also considering a Janome...anyone familair w/ the Magnolia series?
Help....and good deals online?
#14
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Gulf Coast, FL
Posts: 1,420
Janome makes Janomes, Elnas, and Kenmores
Brother makes Brother, but several Babylocks are exactly the same as their Brother counterparts.
White contracts their stuff out to whomever will make the lowest bid. Singer has also been struggling, certainly not what they used to be.
Do you have a Janome dealer that you're planning to buy from? If so talk to them about warranties ect. A year or more of having your machine taken care of will more than make up for those cost differences.
I have a 7 year old high end Brother and it's amazing. I have an "entry level" Elna (the 2600 - sells for $250 when onsale at my dealer) and it's a so so machine.
Sorry to hear your machine is unhappy. Hopefully you can get things sorted out and taken care of without spending to much and being away from your sewing for long.
Brother makes Brother, but several Babylocks are exactly the same as their Brother counterparts.
White contracts their stuff out to whomever will make the lowest bid. Singer has also been struggling, certainly not what they used to be.
Do you have a Janome dealer that you're planning to buy from? If so talk to them about warranties ect. A year or more of having your machine taken care of will more than make up for those cost differences.
I have a 7 year old high end Brother and it's amazing. I have an "entry level" Elna (the 2600 - sells for $250 when onsale at my dealer) and it's a so so machine.
Sorry to hear your machine is unhappy. Hopefully you can get things sorted out and taken care of without spending to much and being away from your sewing for long.
#15
My Kenmore is the same as the Janome Red machine. I've had it a year almost, and it still exceeds my expectations. Ask about price protection if it goes on sale between now and Xmas, and you can get back the difference, since the sales are mainly between Thanksgiving and Christmas for sewing machines.
#16
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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I also have the Brother CS6000i and I really like it. I also have another Brother machine that I used all the time before I got the cs6oooi , I have had it for over 10 years and it still runs great. I never have any tension problems with either machine, and to me that's a biggie.
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