Thx ladies! The closest Pfaff dealer (not known for anything but SELLING) told me that the board could go anytime and is not possible to replace or repair. 'Course they'd love to sell me a new Pfaff. But I've read that the board could be replaced or repaired. It does come with the embroidery unit. I've never done that, so I'll either try it or sell/give it away. We'll see. But glad this isn't totally crazy stupid. I kinda feel like new machines are also a gamble since there are lemons and lousy dealers and if you end up with both at the same time, it's a mess. At least this is straghtforward, and no pricier than my 3 nearly identical FWs (one is clearly normal to have, even necessary, but three is clearly indulgent).