Joe,
It is a compact machine but it's not little. I don't know how to describe it. It's a full size machine but it's not. Kinda like a Singer 301 is a full size machine but doesn't feel like it is. I guess you could say it has the height of a full size machine but not the width, (unless the extension table is on it). It only weighs about 20lbs but there's no plastic inside it.
Cari