I went to the revealing of this machine back in Sept. this year and it is a wonderful machine. I own the Babylock Spirit Embroidery only machine so for me I didn't want the combo one. Like any machine one needs the time to learn the bells and whistles of what it offers and the most interesting part is the scanning feature. At my lqs the asking price was $8,999.99 including 100 floriani threads, software designs and of course 0% financing for 4 yrs. Its not a bad deal considering that it also comes with the Gold Warranty which provides 4 yrs. of maintenance for free. I will be using the Destiny at a soon Floriani party at my lqs. Can't wait to use it!