Quiltinaday usually has the best price on EQ7 (currently just under $150, and free shipping if you spend a few dollars more). I bought Quilt Design Wizard at the same time as EQ, and I never use it, because EQ is so much more powerful. I don't understand why you would use only the blocks that come with the program though. With EQ7 it's easy to put in new designs, whether they're ones you design yourself or ones you copy from a picture of a quilt. I know $150 sounds like a lot, but for me being able to visualize my designs is well worth the money. I would not advise buying an older version. The interface for EQ was drastically changed and improved with version 6, and the ability to install on multiple machines was improved with version 7. And when 8 eventually comes out, you will be able to upgrade at a lower cost if you're currently at version 7.