I just bought a Janome New Home JW7630 to use as a transition machine from my vintage machines to a new Viking I hope to purchase. Number of stitches never really interest me. I am more interested in the speed control, needle down, and the start/stop features. In 1976 I bought a brand new Viking for $1,000. It was a huge step up from the $159 Kenmore which I had used for about seven years to make all my clothes. That machine went to my sister and brother-in-law. I used my Viking for 30 years. Then I bought a 301A when I decided to quilt, and a new Singer (which I hated and sold cheap). Now that I am actually using a machine regularly, I am planning another move to a Viking. What I really need is more room.