I have a Janome Memory Craft 9500 sewing/embroidery machine. I really love this machine and it has proven to be a workhorse. When I make things I tend to make them by the dozen. Sometimes my machine runs 8-10 hours a day. I have to download my designs onto a Flash Card and insert them into my machine, but once I learned to do this it's not been a problem at all. I wish I had a larger sewing field, but it came with a Giga hoop for large designs. I use the SewWhatPro64 ($65-see post above) and love it.