On the high end the new Makinos are great machines. On the low end there are a few options out there but only one comes to mind, Chmer machines. They are not super high performance but there claim to fame is oil flooded cutting for zero graphite dust issues.
I like the old Makino SNC's except for the low power dust extraction which is only a problem if you are hogging with large cutters. Stay away from the 1st generation SNC's!!! Avoid them like the plague, actually. The 1st gen spindles are a very, very poor design and you will fight rebuilding them! Our original spindle lasted a long time but near the end of life we went through numerous spindles which was very expensive. I have heard the newer gen SNC's are good machines.
Probably my favorite old graphite mill of all time are OKK DGM mills. We had a 400 model which was small and has a very solid design; weight was about 11K pounds. The main casting is tall with the table being stationary. On the top end it is a bridge design and ours had a BT30 30K spindle with ceramic spindle bearings. The bearings last long if you don't crash it. I can't recall what control it had for sure but I want to say it was a Mits 635. Very nice old machines for sure.
