In past experience i have found that flat bed lathes hold tighter limits for longer ie. harhinge and Nakamura. these lathes also tend to be small and built for high precision.
BUT, my personal preference is slant beds, much easier to work with, ( space wise ) and of course a lot less conjestion with swarf.
just remember, you get what you pay for....
While both the Haas and Daewoo ( Puma, Lynx ) are good machines, they are fabricated m/c beds rather than the more soild cast beds of top quality machines.
overall i would go for Daewoo, usually they have more for the money - but over the long haul ( 5 to 10 years ) both makes will show wear and tear that would leave little between them.
Another factor, with all machines is how hard you treat them and if you prang them!
I run a Nakamura 35 ( 12 yr. old ) that held 0.02mm limits all day with great finishes ) yet the sister m/c, which had an animal running it for 5 years and crashed several times ran like a pig.
All the Best
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