I picked up a Hornady LNL last week and it is a nice machine. The only criticism I have is the absolutely horrible instructions that came with it. It was almost like putting together a bbq that I bought at Home Depot years ago, chinese made and horrible translation. I just followed the 12 videos on youtube on how to set it up and prep the machine for use and away I went.
I have run 3500 .38 spl thru it so far and no major hiccups. I left the case feeder off of it so I could compare running the 650 and the LNL side by side with just hand feeding. The 650 was set up for 30-06 so I borrowed my friends caliber conversion kit and tried them out.
The LNL machine was quicker in that you didn't have to do the Dillon wiggle as I call it to insert cases. Pull the handle, lean to the right insert case, lean to the left insert bullet. The LNL was pick up case and bullet with left hand and after pulling the handle you place the case and the bullet on the same side so it saves a bit of time. With the case feeders installed there was no difference at all in speed.
Is the Dillon worth an extra 200.00 + 500 free bullets over the hornady, maybe to some but not to me, personal preference I guess.
As far as the loadmaster goes as long as you do the mods that shadowdog500 on youtube suggests it is almost like a different machine. No missed primers and no back indexing that throws off the primer seating and feeding.
And yes I am still looking for any of the so called pieces of **** loadmasters that people want to throw away, actually I am looking for 2 of them.