Originally Posted by MadQuilter

I saw her today at the local dealer. The sales gal had never worked on the machine (probably not the best way to demo - it was painful to watch). I'd have to say that use is not intuitive. She is pretty, large harp, straight stitch plate automatically slips in place to keep fabric from being sucked into the feed dogs. There is a (touchy) dial to turn to the stitch of choice. I found her to ride smoother than the 6600.

Other than that, I believe she has the features from the Janome 6600. Not quite sure why she is so much more expensive other than new model syndrome.