yeah it would be but why would you want it as a first machine at the end of the day these machines are an investment and if looked after will last for years, their all good machines but what it boils down to is the technical backup you get from the company who make it , with a PFT machine you get a full tech back up and the chances are if the machines does stop working we can normally get you up and running over the phone if not we can get the part to you the following day