The weight and balance of my Neo Tat suits me perfect..All of my other machines distract me from the tattoo process in one form or another...to light, to heavy, un balanced etc. I don't want to fight with my machine while I'm tattooing, I don't want to think about my machine at all. It's all about being able to focus on the art. The original Neo Tat is like a wall flower...It's great. Just my 2 cents.