Janome Decor Computer 3050

Easy to use – I've had a Janome DC 3050 for around 5 years now and despite a few teething problems with the buttonhole attachment (the manual could be a little clearer) I have found this machine easy to use and reliable. I have had it serviced a couple of times (once because my daughter dropped it on the ground but it recovered after a service). I mainly use it for making children's clothes.

I had planned to purchase a different brand machine when I went shopping but that make and model proved hard to find and I was talked into the DC 3050. I really like that Janome accessories (feet etc) are easy to find although it would be nice if it came with additional feet included.

Great little machine – I have had mine for four years and although I had similar problems with sewing by itself, it was found to be the foot control that had never been adjusted. I regularly get it serviced and it has sewn theatre costumes for many of these years. It is a great time saver from my old manual control machine. It has even tackled jobs that a new computerised machine of a friend just gave up on.

Terrible – The Janome DC 3050 is a truly horrible, unreliable machine that has almost wrecked my interest in sewing. I deeply regret buying one. I did like this machine for the first few months after I bought it; good value, easy to use, straight seams, good thread tension. But that was when it actually worked..... In the past six months, I have had to return the machine five times for repair under warranty for problems such as sewing by itself - a very alarming fault. It's still not fixed and in fact has now completely died. Two friends have the same model and have both experienced similar problems with unreliability.