Originally Posted by wraez
Mine is a Janome6500, a bit less expensive than the Janome6600...but I love it cuz it has a larger throat area for stuffing that quilt in there to quilt, LOL, and needle up/down, auto thread cutter, auto threader, lots of decorative stitches and more.
not to usurp, you wraez, but just suggest you at least try both the 6500 and the 6600.
I did, and went up the 300.00 more, bc of the accufeed etc. and figured it would be my last machine, since I already had another janome 6260. It's about what you want, and how much you want to spend. I looked at how many years I expected to use it and divided the extra money by that...um, 20-30 years? for an example...divided by 300 or whatever your dealer's difference is...can be as little as 7-15 dollars per year, but accufeed, for me, is a dream.
just want you to have the benefit of choosing. :D
if you are happy with 6500, who cares what I think is good for me? it's your money :wink: