Oh yes, there are quite a few tales of woe to read about on these forums, and I suggest you ignore them all. Chances are, your machine will be fine. The more you read here, the more likely you are to become a hypochondriac. Do yourself a favor and just buy one. As long as it's what you want, don't worry about it. This is a place where people come for help; naturally there are going to be many problems reported here. However, that doesn't mean that those problems are prevalent in each and every single product. Just relax and don't read about problems until you actually(if) have one