I second what Sawyer Rob said.
Also I believe the most basic model of the Lumbermate 2000 can be had for not too much more than a Lumberlite 24. I believe it was around 5500 for a basic LM2000 (going from memory dont quote me)
If you are a continually sawing medium to large size hardwood, or large softwood I would go up to a LM2000 in a heartbeat. The nice thing with Norwood is you can buy just the mill and engine to start, and upgrade as you need it. All parts bolt on or slip in and are easy to attach.
I have a LM2000, the LL24's bigger brother and it is almost a year old and it has seen its share of timber. We used it to build a new porch on our hunt camp, saw barn board and dimensional lumber for projects on our farm, and saw hardwood for flooring and trim.
Milling a large White Ash:
Me in front of a big pile of White Pine I am currently milling on the LM2000 (about halfway done) It is for board and baton and dimensional lumber.
Porch built from green dimensional lumber sawn on the LM2000