I bought my Janome 6500 and hated it from Day 1. All the reviews claimed it was wonderful but my machine should have been painted yellow. It was finally replaced with a new machine (which was much better) by Janome's head office. I was still unhappy and finally my friend who was tired of hearing about my machine woes, asked me if I could afford a new machine. I sold that 6500 for $500 just to get it out of the door and bought myself two new Juki machines the TL and the Exceed 600 for less than I paid for the Janome. I love my Juki machines and would advise any quilter who hates their machine, to start looking for a replacement.