I have two PM machines (I've had 3 total), the 1340GT and 935TS and love them. PM is great to deal with if a issue ever arises. And I don't know of another vendor who offers warranties like PM does.
I do pistolsmithing and general hobby stuff and if the PM30 had been available when I decided to upgrade my bench mill, I'd have bought it in a heartbeat. I believe it to be a good compromise of cost/size/capability for what I do. The 935 knee mill is easier to do some operations on, but I could have saved a bunch of money that could have gone for other things had the PM30 been available. I know of custom pistolsmiths building $4-6k 1911s on bench mills. And while I can think of a few things that I'd find easier to set up on a mill with a larger table, I manage OK with what I have.
I don't need a 1340 lathe for pistolsmithing from a size perspective, but I wanted a quality Taiwan-made lathe as I have need of sub-thou dimensions on some things so I 'bit the bullet' so to speak and went for the best lathe I could afford.
I run a 5" mill vise on my 9x35 table and find it to be a good size for what I do. I have been told that the Homge vise that Matt sells is pretty good stuff, so that is what I'd get if I was shoping for a vise for a PM30.
I also have a 6" rotary table that can be a bit small for some things, but again I manage. Every time I think I want a larger rotary table I go pick up my BS-1 dividing head and quickly change my mind. I'm pretty sure I could have gotten by with a BS-0. Same thing happens when I swap my 8" PBA set-rite chuck for my 5" collet chuck. Should have bought a 6" set-tru...
Sometimes bigger isn't better IMO, but those who assume you can't determine what work envelope you need/want will try to tell you differently. Oh, and let us know when you get your machines, as we love pics of everybody's new toys.