Janome Horizon 7700QCP
 

Any pros or cons on this machine?? I have a 6500 and really wish I had purchased a 6600 (you know the minute you buy something you realized you missed something even better!!) soooooooo rather than buying a 6600 the 7700 has peaked my interest. Any and all input is greatly appreciated!!!!!

I think it depends on the person, I know some liked their 6600 over their 7700 but some prefer the 7700, but I think they replaced them with the 8900 so you might want to look into those as well because I know they fixed some of the things people didn't like about their 7700 on the newer versions.

I love my 6600P - thought about getting a more involved machine and then didn't want to deal with the additional bells and whistles. But the 2 shops I go to will give you a full purchase price within 6 months at one shop and 12 months at the other.

Two years later I bought my Viking embroidery machine. Didn't want to trade in my Janome since I use both machines at the same time a lot of the time.

Look at the 8900 while you are there. I went to the shop for the 7700 and they showed me the 8900 for a few $$$ more. I came home with the 8900 and love it.

I can't help you with the 7700 but I did just buy the 8900 and love it. I had a 6600 already but the new machine is fantastic.

You should also look at the Janome 8200. It's the same as the 8900 but has fewer fancy stitches. At my dealer it was much cheaper and I knew I'd never use the extra 100 stitches. Love it for free motion...

I have the 7700 and love it. No complaints.

I have the 7700 and I do like it, but if I was buying today, I would look at the 8900.

I have had the 6600 for about a year and don't get along with it(I have it for sale) but I just got a used red face 7700 last month and love it, quilted a queen sized quilt on it over the holidays.

I love my 7700. Have never used any of the others, but love my 7700.

i was using a 6600P when they first rolled out the 7700.
i heard nothing but good things about it, so my story is mine alone.
i offer absolutely no criticism of the 7700.

i decided to stick with the 6600P because the only advantage i could see [that was important to me] in the 7700 was 2 more inches of work space to the right.

i liked having the cone rack built into the 6600P vs. having to buy one separately to screw on.
i preferred the opaque extension table with the folding legs on the 6600P.
for me, the needle threader was easier to use and much more reliable on the 6600P vs. the 7700.

sooooo ... i was very happy to skip the upgrade.

that said ... i did fall in love with - and purchase - the Horizon 8900 almost as soon as it hit the market.
the accufeet are soooo much easier to change. just attach the adapter once, and the feet snap on and off.
the quarter-inch accufoot works fabulously on everything but tight curves. (i loved the quarter-inch accufoot on the 6600P for attaching binding, but didn't find it convenient for piecing.) now, i only use the "regular" quarter-inch foot on the 8900 for curved piecing.
i can finally do a little bit of free-motion quilting without finding eyelashes all over the back. the special bobbin case (costs extra) on the 6600P did make a significant difference, but i don't need it on the 8900.
(i did have to buy the cone rack separately for the 8900, but i got over that pretty quick. LOL)

my bet is that the 8200 would also be a dream to use.
it has fewer decorative stitches and a slower maximum speed than the 8900, but if it fits better into your budget, i expect you'd be happy with it.

I have owned the 6600, 7700, and now the 8900. The big advantages I see in the 8900 over the 7700 are the snap off needle plate and snap on feet for acufeed - STD, 1/4 inch, open. These are a big deal for me. I frequently change the plate from single hole to wide, I change out my bobbin case when I FMQ, I take advantage of the 1/4 foot because I like how the feed dogs hit the edge. Just my opinion, I would get the 8900 of the budget allows.

I have the 7700 and would agree with all the above posters to check out the 8900 (or 8200). Lots of quirks have apparently been fixed....

I have a 6600 p and just love love love it!!!!!