Why am I not surprised?
When you ultimately spend thousands of hours with a particular tool in your hand, and your livelihood may very well depend upon it, it makes zero sense not to get the finest.
The Art is booming. There are so many new engravers these days, myself among them, that don't/didn't know there is an alternative to GRS. I am glad I found out otherwise with some research before putting my hard-earned $$ towards my equipment.