Perhaps price reflects quality. If it is shipped to EU for that price I would think you machine is better, even if this one perhaps contains more metal. My machine is at about £3000 now, built and designed by myself, everything possible was cut in my own shed using my own tools, so I haven't paid for more than the material, it is considerably smaller yet I don't believe I could buy one similar in the same quality, except for the looks, in China, even excluding shipping.