As others have said, we tend to come in "stand up" or "sit down" variety (some are either). Due to health limitations I went from stand up to sit down (don't all of us sit down for piecing anyway?). My HQ Sweet 16 was purchased used online from someone who posted on SewItsForSale. I paid $3800 for machine, table, two extensions, and a boat load of extras. The seller was "upgrading". I highly recommend going the second-hand route there are so many who jumped in without doing their research and want to make a change as a result. Here is another option. Make your choice and go to SewItsForSale to post an ISO (in search of) and see what happens.