Quote Originally Posted by Dave Sheldrake View Post

Most of it can be summed up with "does my machine, Chinese or Western do what I want it to do"

If yes, the physics rarely matter
If no, then it gets complicated.

cheers

Dave
+100000
These things are just tools ..either they do what you want or not.
The only difference really is affordability ... some folk can afford a $5k entry fee and live with compromises , if you cant afford $20k for a "better" machine any compromises are academic.