i would say, it depends on how much your going to use it..i had a juki and a gracie pro frame, and i could not handle it physically.( i have fibromyalgia) and the standing to quilt, was not working out.
are you going to do quilts for others or just yourself? i paid under 2 grand for my set up..new.
good luck with your descision..
there is a yahoo message board on nothing but longarms,in thier files, they have a section that people wrote what they have, machine and frame, and the prices,pros and cons. pretty helpful i think.
www.homequiltingsystems.com is the link, i think.