I love my janome 8900! The free motion is oh so good. Perfect tension and perfect lighting. I was a big fan of the 6600 but the 11 inch throat and free arm of the 8900 were too much of a temptation! I’ve been super happy with it and i’ve had mine for over three years now and it runs every day! The only foot i had to buy for it was a ruffler but other than that everything came with it. My advice other than buy the 8900 is sew on all of the models. You will know which one is right. Free motion is the most stress you can put a machine through so make sure you free motion on them. Also its always a good idea to buy a machine that you have a local repair man for. You never know whats going happen
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