I've been there and done that, too. The only way, IMHO, to justify a Dillon, is if you need the production. The Lee Pro 1000 (two of them, in fact) Served me very well for many years. I sold my Lees and bought a Dillon 650 because I wanted to reload bottleneck rifle ammo on the same press, and because (as mentioned above) I wanted more production. The Lee Pro 1000 will produce reloaded ammo just as good as any other press made, within its limitations. That ain't bad, considering you can buy one new for $120, including dies and powder measure. That will barely pay for a caliber conversion for my Dillon, less dies. The quirks of the Pro 1000 are fairly well known, but to summarize:
1) don't push it- 350 per hour is about max.
2) it must be kept clean
3) it must be kept lubricated
4) the primer feed system (which gives a lot of people fits) must be kept full (the trough, that is) of primers, or it will not operate properly, being gravity fed.
5) the Pro 1000, like many progressives, has a certain "feel" and best operating speed.