In my recent thread in the PM subforum, I asked about the quantitative accuracy of Taiwanese machines over Chinese and it seems this might have been the wrong question (I'm learning). Expanding it a bit, were one looking for a full sized Bridgeport Mill for a machine shop, does the buyer look for a level of accuracy or is the Brand alone all he considers. Do the full sized mill manufacturers toss around the same descriptions I see on the PM website (such as 'ultra precision, etc.) or do individual brands rely on their reputation? I understand the term bridgeport mill has come to mean a particular style of vertical milling machine and there are a number of 'clones', 'knock-offs', other brands that now are synonymous with 'bridgeport mill'.