I have had the Sapphire 830 for over 2 years and really love the extra large harp area. I do all my own FMQ up to 120 "x 120" I do not own the machine you are interestedin but I can tell you that my Husky sews 29.9 days out of 30 and the only l reason I took it to the shop was to get the lint out of it! After 125+ quilts I thought it might be time