i presently have three berninas. the first one i owned was a used 180e. it was great. i sold it to buy a janome 6600p. that was a mistake. more explanation in the janome r and r. sold the 6600p, and got the activa 240. circustances enabled me to get a bernina 440qe. i missed the 180 so much that i got another one, heh. so i have 3 berninas. i dont know if i could get rid of any of them. the 180 is my backup embroidery machine, as well as the 9mm width. the activa 240 is the backup machine to my 440. its just a solid machine, while the 440 will sew anything i ask it to. without a burp or question. the yahoo group i belong to is wonderful as well with support.

recently, my 440 was clunking. thats when i switched over to the 240 to finish up my christmas projects. no problem. its just smaller and lightweight, and the throat is not as big. but thats it. after a bunch of help from the yahoo group, it was determined that i had a bad bobbin. wow.. now the 440 is purring again for me.

i went bernina and have never looked back. but now and then, i do look at other machines and drool. lol. what about that brother quattro?
momkoz