I'll admit I was reluctant to buy this saw but ended up pleasantly surprised. It has quality where it matters most. It'll handle anything the big dogs can do. What you sacrifice for the low price (heavy, rigid base and stand; bigger table) is also a bonus (very portable). It's the same alloy table. Operation is remarkably smooth/low vibration. It's no cabinet saw, but if you want an easily stored table saw that you can quickly set up and use a few times a year for small projects, but for $200-400 less than the mainstream box store brands, and you can tolerate some "economy" level quality in places that don't matter for most use cases, this saw scratches that itch prefectly.