Thanks jazzcnc,
didn't mean any offence about Hartlepool - just a joke really, trying to keep the post light hearted ! I'm from Cumbria.
Anyway, that's just the sort of constructive input I was looking for, and reassuring. I have spent hours searching for suitable machines, and this is why I came around to the Heiz. All the other machines seem either to be produced in and supported from the US, or produced in China, and not supported from anywhere - with the added complication that the software is useless. The Heiz is supported from Prototools in Belfast, and I have yet to read a really negative review, on here or anywhere else.
Can you suggest any other makes that produce affordable entry level table top sizes ? I'm keen to get started.
As regards software, I was looking at the Vectric stuff - any thoughts ?
Thanks for your time and help.