I bought the 7700 Horizon in 2010 and it's been an excellent machine. I think their new flagship model is the 8900. I have recently gotten a Pfaff Passport for my birthday. I like to piece really small items (a lot of my blocks start with 1 inch pieces) and the built in IDT was superior IMHO to the bulky Accufeed feet of the 7700, which I think was improved with the 8900. I would sometimes lose finger contact trying to get the pieces under the foot and needle. My dealer also sells Brother so he never got in the 8900 b/c everyone wanted the high end Brother Dreamweaver VQ3000. I recently tried the Pfaff Performance 5.0 and I've been toying with selling the Horizon 7700.