I love mine so much, I purchase another one that the dealer sold to me discounted used. It was two weeks old, the lady decided on the 7700 instead. Full Warranty...just a much lower price...I keep one at home and one at cabin.
I am happy with being able to see what I am sewing with the Accufeed system, rather than the clunky walking foot.
I love the thread cutter. No threads on my quilt and no threads on the floor and me. I purchased the FMQ blue dot bobbin, took the machine to a FMQ class...first time to use it, and from the time I put my foot on the pedal, NO PROBLEMS at all...the tension was perfect and my stippling was beautiful....couldn't believe it. I just didn't think I could do FMQ. I would not trade this machine for anything. I also purchased the 3160 Janome for classes. It weighs 12 lbs. and has the auto thread cutter.
Happy quilting.
D in TX