I have a customer in the Houston area that has 2 A-OK's that he bought several years ago when he was ticked off at me. He swears at them constantly. He recently bought another machine from me, and is seriously looking at replacing the A-OK's with the ones I offer.
In 1998 I built a 7/1 using A-OK equipment. Like all brands it has its strong points and its weak ones.
I think a better question would be does A-OK have a good distributor in your area. Factory support has been good over the years, but every now and then I run into something that requires my distributor’s hands-on expertise. I know that my guy will be there when I call.