Not sure about that model, but I am a brother girl. I have a janome that I am not happy with and 2 brothers that I love. To be fair the janome is a very old single needle machine, and my brothers are multi needles, but I find them very reliable.

You cannot beat a Brother machine for reliability and user friendly. I have recently purchased a multi needle machine, but I still have my old faithful single needle Brother PC8500D, that has stitched beautifully for several years (even without regular maintenance, except my being careful in using and keeping it clean) and has given me minimal problems that were not the User's (MY) fault! Good luck on your purchase!
Angel

here in CANADA brother gives the best service when i had trouble he told me what to do over the phone as i am 9 hours from him go for it:):)carolyn

I have the Brother 3000 which is the same more or less minus the Disney designs. Its a brilliant machine but cannot comment on the cost as I am in the UK. Whatever machine you buy you do need to have a dealer close(ish) for servicing who customers are happy with. I have since bought a second Brother machine

Hi i have brother innovis 1200 dual purpose machine having changedfrom bernina only because th replace the bernina would have been 12 thousand dollars i am very happy with the brother so much so i bought another brother so i did not have to keep changing back and forrth from the embroidery module.....soozie