To my knowledge, you cannot buy this machine without an embroidery unit.
If you are buying a machine just to sew, there are many other machines out there that are would be much more cost-effective. if you purchased the Ellisimo, you'd be paying for a lot of machine that will never be used.
I bought my old model Ellisimo a year ago - complete with its embroidery unit - brand new for 6000 which included updrade 1, retail price 500. And all of the features in the new Ellisimo Gold - which is going for what Dolphyn quoted - are all embroidery related.
I can't see a reason to buy this machine without the embroidery unit.
Last edited by cmw0829; 06-04-2012 at 09:24 AM.