I have the 8200 and absolutely love it. The 11” throat space has allowed me to make the size quilts I like without shoving and scrunching . Doing FMQ on it is a dream. I’ve never had tension issues in the 3.5 years I’ve owned it. Auto Thread cutter —I’m spoiled to it now. The machine is quiet, easy to program, as fast as I need, makes nice stitches, has the drop in bobbin easy to see . No regrets at all.