Need help !!!!Brothers PE770 or Janome MC300E
 

I've been looking at embroidery machines for awhile now. I found a Janome MC300E this week at a fabric shop on sale from $999.00 for $599.00. I feel that this is a great deal from what I find on the internet, but I don't know anything able this machine. While I've been looking I looked mostly at the Brother PE770 because I could get it cheaper, will now the Janome is cheaper for me.
If you own one of these machine PLEASE give me your input. I will need to go pick up this weekend if I'm going to buy it. I'm having surgery tuesday and will be down for a few weeks, so this would be a great time to learn to use the machine.
Also what's the best software to buy, so that I can design my own designs?????
Thanks for all your help....

I have had the Janome 300E for 5 years now, and I love it. I think that is a good price too, I paid $1100.00 for mine. I have never had any problems with it. Also I think for the money, Embird software is the best. I have it and I have been using it for over 10 years. I had Viking software, its good but way too expensive. I love the Embird, and I don't even have the digitizing portion, so far I have never really needed it. I do have some of their alphabets, and their ad-on software to do my own lettering with Fonts. You can download the Embird program and try it out for 30 days, I believe.
You can do so much with the basic program that it is almost like digitizing your own designs. I purchased mine through Secrets of Embroidery, who are great to deal with. For the money you can't beat it. If you need anymore info, I will be glad to help. Good Luck with your decision.

Thank you so very much Jerseyrayne ! I had a Deco 600 years ago, but sold it able 5 years ago thinking I wouldn't need it anymore since I hadn't used it in years, not knowing that I would start sewing and quilting again. I loved being able to do my our designs, but everything has changed so much since I used my old machine. Plus I've lost a lot of my memory and I just don't remember what to use or what I need. I will learn again..
Thank you so much..

I have the 9500 fir embroidery. I am a huge Janome fan.

I love my Janome and wouldn't give it up for anything!!!! I have had it for a couple of years and have had not problems with it at all....love it!!!!

What kind of software do you use DeMaris?

Jerseyrayne, do you just have the basic Embird software? I've been looking at the site trying to see what I willneed to buy.. and What kind of computer do you run yours on?I have Windows 7 hope it will work good on it..

I have the Basic Embird with the Iconizer ad-on (shows a pic of your design) and the Font Engine ad-on (to make your own alphabets and monograms using FTT fonts) and some Embirds alphabets that you can make any size you want. I have Windows XP on my computer which is about 5-6 years old. I don't have any problems using it on my computer. I would just try out the Embird basic and Iconizer first, you can always get the others separately and as you need or want them. There is also a yahoo group that you can join and get loads of help and info on all of Embirds software. It is called AbsolutelyEmbird .

Tamara I was wondering what you decided buy and how you made out with Embird etc.