Phill, only you know what you expect of a new machine.
If I`m honest Axminsters definition of hobby doesn't fill me with confidence, taken from their site.
"Great value, easy-to-use machines that are perfect for home use. Light build specification, suitable for light work by a single person with an expected maximum use of 100 hours annually."
They don`t say how many years they expect the machine to last but less than 2 hours a week would be no good for me.
I would also add that the friend who took me to Axminster the other week has quite a lot of their gear, he was shocked in how the quality of their machines has dropped in the few years he has owned his, this can only mean they have either re-spec`ed their machines or are sourcing their machines from different companies in china, or indeed both.Certainly they had changed the livery in the short time he`d owned his. So I would say be cautious, a new machine with the same code as a 2 year old machine may not be of the same quality.
This is true of other brands as well, when I upgraded my bandsaw I was going to buy a Hammer machine as I`d been using one on site & was impressed with it, when I saw the new version at a show I was surprised how they had down graded (in my opinion) some of the components so didn`t end up buying one.