Well, Caroline, how wonderful for you! I will be getting a 7700 at the end of May. Please report to us all the details of how & why you like the new features. I'm looking forward to thread cutter. The knee lift will take some getting used to, but I had a HV Designer 1 and SE and all I miss is the 'pivot' - so I'll be using the knee lift for that. Good luck and happy sewing!