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Posted by Dr. Jon R.N. on January 14, 2009, 11:35 am
I had a Brother machine and wouldn't give another one houseroom. I paid
$1300 for it, and had it for one year. It was into repair 3 times. When
the warranty ran out, so did the machine--would have cost $900 to fix, as
the bearings were shot. I now have the Janome 9700 and simply adore it. I
use embird to transfer designs from one format to another. For the 9700,
all I have to do is have a cable that connects the compact flash (camera)
cards to the computer and I'm off to the races.
Jon
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> If you are interested in good embroidery then you will not beat the
> Brother machines. I think the Janome machine is well built, but the
> Brother pe design software is good and there are plenty of free designs in
> pes format. There is a very limited choice designs in Janome in my opinion
> and I found the Janome software basic. Janome used different formats for
> their machines so beware if you buy any cards they fit that machine. Also
> my friend has the big Janome and has a lot of trouble converting designs
> due to the hoop size she says if she had the room she would have bought
> the Brother machine, I have to say the embroidery on this machine is
> nearly as good as Brother embroidery.
> Liz
>>I am a newbie to embroidery machines.
>> I have the opportunity to purchase a 2 year old Janome MC 300E for $399
>> in
>> perfect condition. It seems like a great deal - is it? Does it embroider
>> well? I was told the Brother was really good but my hunch is that Janome
>> is better?
>> Are there a lot of designs for the 300E? Is there software you can get to
>> copnvert non-Janome designs? Like the Dakota and stuff? Do they work well
>> on it? I woudl appreciate any information you can give! I appreciate it!
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> Brother machines. I think the Janome machine is well built, but the
> Brother pe design software is good and there are plenty of free designs in
> pes format. There is a very limited choice designs in Janome in my opinion
> and I found the Janome software basic. Janome used different formats for
> their machines so beware if you buy any cards they fit that machine. Also
> my friend has the big Janome and has a lot of trouble converting designs
> due to the hoop size she says if she had the room she would have bought
> the Brother machine, I have to say the embroidery on this machine is
> nearly as good as Brother embroidery.
> Liz
>>I am a newbie to embroidery machines.
>> I have the opportunity to purchase a 2 year old Janome MC 300E for $399
>> in
>> perfect condition. It seems like a great deal - is it? Does it embroider
>> well? I was told the Brother was really good but my hunch is that Janome
>> is better?
>> Are there a lot of designs for the 300E? Is there software you can get to
>> copnvert non-Janome designs? Like the Dakota and stuff? Do they work well
>> on it? I woudl appreciate any information you can give! I appreciate it!
>> ##-----------------------------------------------##
>> Delivered via http://www.sewgirls.com/
>> Sewing Community of the Net
>> Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup -
>> alt.sewing.mach-embroider - 1960 messages and counting!
>> ##-----------------------------------------------##
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