Bernina Artista 730E

Hello,

I give this 5 stars now that the kinks got worked out. It took three years of calling the company an returning to the store. I returned the machine the day after I got it trying to swap out, but they wouldn’t. The light was intermittent and sometimes wouldn’t come on at all. Finally - again - 3 years later - the store owner replaced the power board in the machine and it has been perfect ever since - minus the lint sensor in the bobbin area that pops up very 5 secs if you don’t disable.

Am really relieved to hear others had the same issue with the light. Bernina makes wonderful machines, however, they are not so sweet when there machine isn’t perfect and they don’t support these types of issues.

On a side note…I really wish they would extend the software so it is MAC compatible (partitioning the hard drive doesn’t count).

Respectfully.

Don’t know why you removed my posting that related that the BSR and feed dogs had gone “haywire” after I got the light fixed (see previous posting).
Just got back from my Bernina repair technician and happy to report that he found a wire connection loose
and machine is back in working condition!

My previous post about the sewing light with it’s own schedule has been fixed as of 6/29/11 (new light assembly). NOW, the BSR doesn’t work and the feed dogs just go up and down, won’t move the material.
I’m not too sure I will ever “love” this machine vs. the 153QE that I kept (thank goodness). Machine scheduled to go back to dealer 7/20 and let’s hope that technican can find out what went wrong. Can’t talk to technican at Bernina! Policy ????

I’ve had my new 730E for 4 weeks now and still getting use to the machine. This is my 3rd Bernina sewing machine and 4th Bernina embroidery machine.
So far I am satisfied with 1 exception: the sewing light has its own “schedule”. Usually it comes on about the same time as the “Trumpet”, sometimes it waits until a little later and several times it didn’t come on until I re-booted machine(turn off and back on).
I have heard of 1 other 730E with same problem.
Does anyone know if Bernina has addressed this problem with their retail repair shops?
I can be reached at bake8771@bellsouth.net
Thanks for any help

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS MACHINE, BREAKING THREAD, TENSION PROBLEMS, POORLY FORMED DECORATIVE STITCHES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES IN THE 18 MONTHS I’VE HAD THE MACHINE.

Well I just got mine and I am still trying to work it out. I also have the 180E so that does give me a bit of a head start. I love the sound of the Trumpet when it start up. I do find it slower than the 180E but it doesnt bother me. At least I dont have to have all the cords connected to my Computer as I use the USB stick which I find much easier. But my rating for the machine is a 10 not 5

The Artista 730e uses Windows as its operating system and I find that it takes over 1 minute to boot up. This doesn’t really bother me because having Windows does offer benefits such as the ability to connect to the Bernina portal for goodies without a PC - you’ll need to purchase a LAN card or modem though. I love the large colored touch-screen! The built-in on-screen tutorials uses graphics so it’s easy to understand. There is thing called Creative Consultant that helps you if you need help. And of course the BSR is great for quilting.

There is so much to love about this machine I don’t know where to start. The machine is quiet and produces quality stitches. You can adjust embroidery designs on the coloured screen and it will increase/reduce the stitch density automatically for you. The BSR is great for free motion. Huge amount of decorative stitches available. USB for easily transferring designs and for connection to your pc. It does cost a lot and kind of heavy but those don’t really take anything away from the machine. I do a lot of quilting also and this machine has not let me down yet.