Originally Posted by BarbZ
Originally Posted by watterstide
I have the 6600 and i love her.
BUT if you sew garments, it doesn't have the "free arm". i don't believe the 11000 does either.
this was not an issue for me. and i also own the janome platinum, and it does, if i were to ever use it. it is my travel and class machine..12 pounds.
you can go to the Janome website and do a side by side comparison.
all 3 are Heavy,around 25 pounds.
i would love to have more than a 9 inch throat....but i won't trade the 6600 for any machine.
Glad to hear what you said about the 6600 as I just bought one today. Got it all together but haven't started it up yet. Can't wait to. I have a Janome 3500 and like that and am keeping it for classes and the freearm feaure. If my 6600 performs as good as the 3500 I will be happy happy. I can do some letters on it right?
I have the 3500 and LOVE LOVE LOVE mine. I've had it almost 12 yrs. DH wanted me to trade it but I explained that I wouldn't get what it was worth and I'd rather keep it for one of my girls or as a backup. I'm glad I did-when I needed to hem some jeans it was nice to just pull it out and not have to change the needle/thread/bobbin on my 6600. I've been happy with the transition. I was so comfortable with the 3500 that I do like it better just for that reason but the extra features and throat size on the 6600 make me very happy I have it too.