They are very different machines. It may be useful for you to buy a lower cost machine to get your feet wet. This is what many of us do by building our first CNC using skate bearings, allthread, and MDF.
It's too early right now, but if you can wait a few weeks this may be a promising purchase for your needs:
http://lumenlab.com/estore/home.php?cat=272 http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index...0&#entry286890
Do you have a sense of the precision you'll need for your intended application?