I talked to my Janome dealer in Moline, Illinois about this machine last week and am shocked at a MSRP $8,000 price line. Bob (repairman and dealer) quoted me $5,500, but said depending on Janome having sales or not he might be able to get the price down to $4,600. I didn't buy one, but had my Janome 1600P repaired and cleaned for $79.95 instead.