depends on how seriously you want your hobby to be for a home user.
do you want a stand alone unit that has a cassette player/recprder built into it, mic connections, etc? around $75
you want a dvd type of player that will promise to do all sorts of stuff? FINE, but the ones that are being mentioned on here just don't seem to add up for longevity. If you want any kind of guarantees, you go with a machine that's tried and true. Something that has withstood the test of time.
If someone wants to beta-test the various machines, great, but don't come a complainin'!
! That's what you GET when you beta test.
The single trays, and triple trays too for that matter, are used ALL the time for some folks' home settups!