I have the 1500D (I believe not quite as fancy as the 6000D0, and I REALLY like it. Once I got it all figured out, it has been really fun and nice for me. I love the embroidery features, but I am soooo new at it, that I am still in the "learning curve". I also love all the accessories with it. I actually bought mine used, but I have had no problems at all yet, and I use it bascially daily.
PS. Mine didn't come with the 1/4"foot, but I bought one off of Amazon.com for like $1.75 plus shipping.
I also just finished using the embroidery function with the included Disney designs, and I love that as well.
Happy Shopping, and you have a great Hubby if he said go ahead.