Personally id buy a few EMs for that amount but i enjoy fixing them more than playing them
hmmmmm...does this mean that they are troublsome machines that require a fair bit of work. New to this hobbie so i dont think i would have the skills to do this (fix)
If you buy an EM already working off some of the better restorers, you should be able to run trouble-free for years. SS and DMD machines have additional electronic components that can fail over time.