I have a Bernina 830, bought it 37 years ago. It has a few fancy stitches and I have couple million miles on it. I love that machine. Four years ago, I bought the Pfaff 2124, it does embroidery. Last winter it started having stitch problems, I took it in for repair. The motherboard went out and it took months for the part to come in from where ever. Repair was $326. I also have a real old Pfaff, made somewhere in the '40's in Germany, it's a work horse. If I was to buy a new machine again, I will go Bernina.