I think only you can decide if they are worth the money. No argument about them being a top tool. I'd love to have a couple of their ROS's. I just can't justify them as a hobbyist. The majority of what I do with a router, the setup time is far greater than actually running the router so a little $100 Craftsman works just fine and the difference in $$ got me a pretty decent router table plus some bits. JMHO:smile: