Originally Posted by
SarahBethie
Cari, thank you for the link. Based on what you've said it sounds like the 400e would suit me best. It's a little more but I really like the screen. As for quilting, are you unable to do the same on the 400? I see the 500e is an embroidery only machine, I'm assuming the same is true for the 400?
All 4 machines are stand alone embroidery machines. I know nothing about Janome combo machines because I've never had one. The 8x11 hoop that the 500 comes with looks like an accufil quilting hoop but again I don't know anything about that other than I've seen some really nice work on a high end machine at my dealer. I use the hoop for embroidering large designs just fine. Quilting on the 400 should be the same, you just use the square hoop it comes with. I absolutely love my 500 and I'm sure you'll love the 400.
Cari