It is the original model but these machines are work horses. My friend has had hers since 2004. I had the Babylock version of the 6 needle since 2005 and sold it last year and bought a 10 needle. I sold it for $3,000. That didn't include the stand, no extras just the hoops that came with it. The machine you're looking at probably uses the old 3x3 square floppy disks to transfer designs from your computer to the machine. Or you can run a cable from the computer to the machine. The cable looks like a printer cable. I bought a 20 foot one at Fry's when I had my old machine. The machine you're looking at probably transfers fast enough but just not as fast as using a USB stick from computer to machine. The machine you're looking to buy had no USB port.