I have one of the original Nomad CNC machines via their introductory Kickstarter campaign. It seemed like it might be a better way to produce the kinds of 3D objects I would want to make than, say, a Ultimaker (one of the early hobby-grade FDM 3D printers). I did the tutorial projects, then left it sitting for years without really feeling like I had a good use for it.
More recently, I was able to see where it could do specific things a laser couldn’t do as well, and have used it for a few projects. [EDIT: I did not think the linking through here: there are links to two projects, one is “a few” and the other is “projects.”]
If I were getting a new desktop CNC now, I would want a 4-axis machine. I have done some basic 2-sided machining with the Nomad, but 4-axis brings things closer to what you can do with 3D printing, but with a wider range of materials.