I think a lot of people are just spooked by industrials. This is the Sailright that sits on a table with the exposed oil pan like most of industrials, right? You have to be careful of speed control on an industrial too; they are designed to go FAST! They are very heavy too, and hard to take in for service. Then again, they are designed for owner maintenance if you feel comfortable with it.
I like industrials for for some things, have used one at a friend's house (she does piece work for a small manufacturer), and I have seriously looked at them. However I like to do slow stitching for piecing some times so I am not a good candidate. As a quilting machine the speed is still an issue. I run my Handiquilter Sweet 16 at anything from 10% speed (for ruler work) to 60% (for somple FQM) of the max 1000 SPM.
If if you are interested, you might want to try one out with the things you want to piece and quilt to see if it works for you.