I think the Shapeoko is ready to play with. If you've got CNC experience you can probably get under way pretty quickly, jut take a look at
http://docs.shapeoko.com for the rundown. If you haven't got any CNC experience, you can do the same. And newbies should pick up some cork and run through the "First Job" tutorial on the docs site -- that's what I did. (Bonus, cork can also be used in the laser cutter.)