That knowledge is worth the headache too!! I think every manufacturer makes good products. They all have their quirks we just have to learn them.
I have all lee presses. A few progressives, a turret, and and two single stages. My brother recently started reloading and he went with a lee classic turret. After a while he decided to go progressive, so he went with a pro1000. He knew I used one, but he had heard the stories of "hours of fine tuning" and "tinkering non stop." I assured him that there would be no tinkering and I would help him set it up.
After the learning curve I had I was able to get him set up from box to loaded rounds in 45 minutes. That included mounting it. That experience is invaluable, just like yours.