I got a new Janome6600 as an early Christmas present. My only complaint is the crowded area where your fingers have to go to change needles or feet. The snap on feet are no problem.I do wish the light source on the machine was better too. I use this machine everyday.I love the 1/4" foot, the thread cutter, and the push button control to run the machine without the foot pedal. This is really great for doing fmq.I keep my instruction book by the machine so I can learn all the things it can do!
Any new machine has some learning curve involved, but this was probably the easiest machine to adapt to.
Ditter