Hi Vic,
I bought this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XJ20-Milling-Machine-from-Amadeal-Ltd-Now-in-stock_W0QQitemZ360232523457QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item53df8816c1 about a year and a half ago with another guy from our club. It was quite a bit cheaper than this at the time. The amadeal guy seems good to deal with, the other guy that bought the same machine had problems with his but got good service when he went back to the dealer. I probably had the same problems but couldn't be bothered to go back as I just thought it's cheap and chinese so they are probably all the same. He reckons he got his sorted out though.
Personally, If I was to go back in time, I would have searched around for a good quality, old, second hand machine but that's only because I have the space now. The machine I got had relatively large capacity and doesn't take up that much space on the bench - front to back is pretty compact. It also has a bit of weight behind it and a powerful variable speed motor which is a bit coarse but does the trick. I haven't sheared any gears yet but I probably haven't given it a great deal to do. It's giving me decent results but the quality difference compared to my 45 year old harrison lathe is vast.
Another bad point about mine is the handwheel at the top which john mentioned. Especially difficult to raise the head as it's a lot of weight being lifted. I put one hand under the head to give it a helping hand as it just feels like there's so much strain on the geared handwheel.
The feed screws are also very fine, which allows for getting a good finish but is frustrating at times. I never thought it would bother me but a power feed would be good. A good point though is that it has tapered gip strips and the table can be adjusted to give a very smooth action. In fact, I never even adjusted mine at all, am using it straight from the box.
Some adjustment / setup time, a DRO and a power feed would transform the machine.
If you are hell bent on going for a new machine I'd probably go for an x3 variant though, they seem more robust and some better features such as having the z travel hand wheel right in front of you.
Nick