I just bought a massage table from Costco for under $200 and it has worked great. The only issue that I am now coming across is that my accuracy with HVLA on the massage table is a lot lower because there is more cushion. It absorbs a lot more of the force, which makes it hard to do HVLA. Our school also orders Stronglites and they are very good. If you want something that will get you by- you can do a massage table. If you want something that will last you for what you want to do- I'd do the Stronglite. Not so sure about other brands of OMT tables.