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Lee dies are cheaper, but the Dillon powder measure system uses a powder die and funnel that expands the case mouth and drops the powder charge in the case at the same time, same as the Lee expander die. With a Lee three die set, you will have an empty hole in station four, unless you buy the Lee 4 die set.
If you buy the 4 die set, you will put the sizer die in station one, the Dillon powder die in station 2, the Lee seater die in station 3, and the Lee crimp die in station 4.
I like Lee dies for their seating and crimp adjustment. With the Dillon dies, you have to adjust the whole die in order to change the depth or crimp. With Lee, you just turn the adjustment screw up or down with either die. I started off with Lee dies but I am moving more towards the Redding Pro Series dies for pistol and revolver. I use them for 32 H&R and 357 Mags right now and they are a winner. I also prefer the Redding crimp die to the Lee FCD.
ETA: The 550 will take a casefeeder however changing out calibers is a PITA. My opinion is if you are looking at a case feeder the Hornady LNL is a better choice for a similar price as the 550 and the XL650 is worth it also, but at the additional expense of the press and caliber conversion kits. With the Hornady LNL you get 1000 free bullets, which is a hell of a deal and can justify the purchase of the Hornady press even more. It is also available with a case feeder.
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