I recently "test drove" the 8900, it was wonderful. I loved everything about it, except the cost. I couldn't buy it at that time, but can't get it out of my mind. One thing that had me worried was all the new learning I would have to do. That seemed too hard. Another good thing was the shop offered unlimited lessons for lifetime. That seemed like a good thing. The 9mm stitch width seemed like a good thing. This shop (my favorite) seems to know that I'm dying to get this machine, this week they are offering no interest financing for 36 months. Very tempting.
Sue