Mini Mill

[studda]

I am considering using my tax money to buy one of the small, benchtop mills. Most of them only have tables that are something like 12-15 inches by 3-6 inches. I took a lot of machining classes when I was in high school and used to program CNC machines. I want to get back into it as a hobby. What would be some decent quality starter mills that aren't too expensive. I know Grizzly and HF have them, but quality is questionable. I think they have the exact same one but HF is a little cheaper. It comes with a drill chuck but it uses R8 collets, so that is easy. Here is a link to that one:
http://www.harborfreight.com/two-spe...ine-44991.html

Here is a link to another one that I have been looking at, which is more expensive than the HF one and less power but the table is bigger and has more travel:
http://littlemachineshop.com/4700

Thoughts or suggestions? Keep in mind, the second one I listed I would have to pay freight charges from California to Missouri but the HF, I could pick it up as it's about a 45 minute drive.