I still love my Brother CSi 6000. I also have a bigger (and much more expensive) Janome 7700, but I love the Brother for workshops, etc. It's just a nice little machine and I see people praise it here and elsewhere over and over. I don't have any experience with the small Janomes. I do see people praise them, too. However, based on my experience with the 7700, I would go with the Brother.