I loved my used Ellegante 1, until I got my used Janome 11,000. The Ellegante has 4 hoops and does a large rectangle area, but it is large and heavy. The 11,000 is easy to change from sewing to embroidery, the Ellegante I used only for embroidery. I guess it is now my secondary machine.
I only payed $2000 with $600 more to upgrade it. I got a ton of stabilizer, thread, designs, and a whole lot more. I was never able to figure out the new hoops for use with borders.
If you were in Northern IL you could try out mine first to see how it feels.