I have nine sewing machines; one is a babylock evolve serger and one is a juki industrial. I use the Babylock far more frequently because of its consistent stitch quality and because it is a breeze to thread. The jet-air threading is totally worth it. The juki industrial can take as long as half an hour if I'm having a fat-finger day. Even my old home serger took a long time to thread, and if i did it the wrong order I would get a tangled mess, this is not an issue with the very user friendly Babylock jet-air system. I found it easy to use and easy to learn, but I keep the "cheat sheet" nearby just in case. They have sergers in many price points, from basic four threads machines to the top of the line Evolve. I love my babylock. Over on Patternreview they have user reviews of many machines and babylock sergers always score high. The site is well worth checking out before buying a machine: http://sewing.patternreview.com/SewingMachine/