Hi. Interesting topic this, as I am too currently looking at both these buggies as an alternative to my current Durango 410 v3.
I do believe that neither of these buggies, including the Durango, are for 'beginners' though, as they seem to have multiple tuning options, which are only good if you know what you are doing!
However out of the 2 you mentioned, I would say the Yokomo would be the better entry level car, and an easier one to work on too....