Nesie

Love my 6600. Think I paid $1399.00 three years ago. One of the reasons I chose it
was because I was branching out into more quilting and a quilt shop owner told me they were "workhorses" in her shop. (She is not my dealer). I love it but had to take the class my dealer offered twice because for me anyway, there was a learning curve, compared to my non-computerized Husqavarna, which I also loved.

Sewnoma

I hadn't heard there was a 6700 model - looks like it's brand-new, available Sept 1st. I am spotting a couple differences - more computerized looking (a drawback in my book) but faster SPM (1,200 instead of 1,000) and wider zig-zag on the new one. It'll be interesting to see if it holds up to the test of time like the 6600 has - I'm not sure how long Janome has been making that model but it's been out for years. I adore my 6600, it's such a fantastic machine.

LAQUITA

I have had my 6600 for over 5 years,bought it used from a local SM dealer in town.I think I paid about &1800 for it then. It is a work horse! I have it maintaineced yearly and have had no real issues. I have a friend that had one, and dropped it while transporting it (they are heavy) and loved it so much she had it 'fixed' / rebuilt instead of buying something new. I wouldnot trade for mine.
I do have 2 others (all Janomes)one for embroidery & the other a 3160 for retreat, classes & takng camping. You can't beat a Janome.

meyert

I love my Janome 6600. It is a great machine. Like someone else said it doesn't have that free arm to be able to sew on sleeves and pant legs easily. That is the only thing that I can say negative about it.

I don't know what a good price would be. Like others have said with the new model coming out in a few weeks you might be able to pick up a trade in at a good deal ( I would never trade mine in though )