I love my 1813 kenmore (from the '70s) because it will sew thru most anything, has lots of nice attachments and features and it is in a cabinet, it was free. I love my Brother xr70 because it is light and portable, sews a good stitch dosnt have tension issues and likes all kinds of thread. I tolerate my janome memory craft for some things but I find it too picky to use for most things.