I've had my eye on that AFT55 (I think it is?) saw and rail system for a few years. I'm glad I haven't pulled the trigger on it yet because last year I think it was they made some fairly drastic upgrades.
I'm not saying it can replace a sliding table saw but I can't imagine what advantage a panel saw would have over the Festool and in fact, the Festool system has many over it I would think.
Festool is one of the few brands i don't own. Expect for the ATF55, I can't justify the extravagant price for their othe tools based on the reviews they get compared to other brands' respective tools.
Example, I own the Bosch Euro style barrel grip jigsaw. the festool jigsaw is much more expensive but can't possibly justify it's higher tag.
The Festool Vaccum system is rated hig but for crying out loud, who wants to spend that kind of money for something that does not exceed some other systems performance at least not by a couple hundred more dollars.
The ROS, routers, and other common tools are just too over-priced in my opinion. But alas, it's just that, an opinion.
Now as AFA the ATF55? I'm gonna get one fairly soon - overpriced and all. :yes: :shifty: