The MC9500 with B&W screen are 1295. new and 9700 w/ color touch screen 1499. new but still tied to a box and the old memory block. No direct connect like the 5500, 6000, & 6500.
Its old technology but still a great embroidery system just very cumbersome to use. My 5000 does a 5x7 nicely but takes an hour to set up to emb. One of the Brother $400/500. machines that hook to the computer, is a much better buy because the parts are still available. Most Co's only support 10 years.