I can't tell you the price as I bought mine from a friend of mine. I love this machine. Embroidery area is 5 x 7. However janome no longer updates the program to transfer embroidery patterns directly to the machine if you are running Vista or higher you will have to purchase an ata card and a card reader. I used Vicants ultimate box with good results. There is a memory craft group on Yahoo and they can tell/teach anything you need to know. This is a great machine and if the price is right, go for it.
Cindy in Tn