I second Sewnoma's thoughts. The 770 is dandy except for that screen...its hard to tell what section is pictured for emb thread changes. Its otherwise great but so you know, the SE1800 has the very same screen...and that machine is the same as the Simplicity SB8000 that I have now. I do very little embroidery so I can put up with it while also having use of the nice sewing side of that machine which is actually very nice. To complicate matters, 5x7 embroidery field is going the way of the 4x4 field and is now considered the minimum size. I'm noticing more often designs I'd like to buy but the sizes available start larger than 5x7. If embroidery is your main interest, the 770 fits your budget best and it does embroider beautifully ..the better screens will exceed your budget. Janomes 500E is worth a look also.