My take on the LEE, I've got two of them one for 9mm and the other for .38.
I have always stood up for LEE, I think they make a darn good press for the money and I've been fairly happy with mine.
Don't know how much I've loaded with them, the 9mm being the most used, but guessing just above 5000. The only problem I've had with mine is when I took a long break from shooting and was about to load up some more rounds. Well, them 15years of collecting dust didnt really do it good, but after a thorough cleaning it has run great.
All that being said... I plan on visiting a friend any evening now and take a look at his 650, so I guess the little red wont be with me that much longer.
There are alot of money to be saved if you don't mind the occasional hiccups(primer feed being the biggest, but if kept clean and indexed no problem), money that can be set aside for bullets, primers and powder.
BUT, if you after a year or two is going to "upgrade" to a blue, well then it's wasted money on the LEE.
If you don't have a friend that can show it to you, look around there are Loads of reviews of it. And remember, we all have beliefs we swear by, some more then others