I have numerous Janome machines, love them all. I checked out the Continental M7 at the Sewing Expo when it came out....pretty machine. After reviewing what it had to offer versus my 15000, 8900QC, and my Skyline7.....the only extra for me, was the extra 2 inches of bed space. Not worth it. Now that I hear about the stitch quality, I'm glad I didn't purchase at the show. It is a big machine.