I'm aware that the specifications are the same, but you will feel more comfortable in a vertical lift machine. I have a typo on my previous post -- I meant to say NH and Deere* have the best lift capacity out there.
Since I have zero experience on the machines themselves, I won't be able to give a personal opinion. And since I still don't know what you want to do with the machine, I still can't give you an idea of which is best. I could talk you to death on features, but it won't matter if the machine isn't suited for your application. I'm sure some people will disagree with that concept, so have a ball.