I had a 6260 Janome & then upgraded to the 7700 Horizon . I love them both. The Horizon has the bigger throat & has the cutter.knee lift, needle up/down & is just all around a wonderful machine. I still use the 6260 from time to time. It's very handy when I'm appliqueing , to have different thread on the machines Now I went & got a Jem Platinum Janome. It only weighs 11 pounds & is quite a bit smaller than the others. I can hardly wait to take it to the next Retreat.