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I know one team that has a Tormach. They had a serious flaw in the casting and grinding of their first one, but the replacement they've told me has been good and they've used it quite extensively.

If you're able to afford it, look into HAAS. There's no comparison. The Tormach is fine, but the HAAS is just so much more of a machine. If there is any possible way you can save up or get other funding to afford something like a HAAS, that's the route I would go.

None of those machines you linked look bad. The MikroKinetics one has a slower spindle speed though, that will be a limiting factor in how fast you cut (along with the lesser rigidity of the machine). I'd opt for one that will let you do flood coolant. If you do go with the Tormach, can you afford the Automatic Tool Changer for it, or at least the power drawbar?