I went to a 2 1/2 hour presentation on Saturday. It was totally impressive EXCEPT that it did not have a separate motor for the bobbin like my 6600. The dealer was offering it for $9500 and had a $500 gift certificate drawing towards the purchase for the people who attended the presentation AND offered trade in on our machines AND if you ordered by Monday you would receive 6 months worth of free merchandise from Janome (worth around $300/month) starting in January. It was very tempting, especially when my name was drawn but I just couldn't justify it at this time.