If it were a longarm, I would say go for the extra inches, even though I much prefer Innova to Gammill. However, I don't know whether this makes that much of a difference in a sitdown. If you typically work on large quilts, I think it would, but if you generally make smaller ones, then I would go for the new Innova, other things being equal. It sounds like you should try out both machines and decide which you like better.