Janome 9900
I bought the 9900 in February 2014. It is a nice machine, easy to follow sewing menus with the t-shirt icon. I have embroidered many purses and tote bags. I don't find the hoop size to be a problem but I have no desire to stitch out huge designs. On the beige linen purse, I had to line up the embroidery and it was no problem at all with the trace feature.