Hello Micheal, thank you for your email

When I bought the T56i I was not sure if this was a wise move on my part. But we took a leap of faith and a great deal from our dealer. We bought the machine for $1600.00 and with the features and build quality we thought that it compared with many $2000.00 machines. It has been 6 months now and I have nothing but praise. In fact you may have noticed some new business from some friends of our over the last few months? Extremely solid, heavy (thankfully the delivery people were strong), and quiet. We wanted this one for the simple display and the extra 5" in length over the T55i. Thanks again and we are very happy,

Teresa B., OH