Was at the Klingspor shop in Raleigh yesterday and they have the Laguna Fusion and SawStop (CNS 30) contractors saw onsite.
Since both were mentioned in this thread, though I'd share what I 'saw' there
Laguna has 10% off the normal price $1299 Feb 5-8.
The sawstop was 1599 and wasn't covered by any of the weekend sales.
I noticed the Laguna had a 36 inch rip, while many others (sawstop included) are 30 inch rips.
Laguna has iron table extensions while sawstop had steel extensions.
Laguna has enclosed cabinet -- which aids dust collection, but made it difficult to look into the saw to see how the motor was mounted.
The Sawstop being a contractors saw was easy to see inside, but stooping wan't necessary as the motor hangs off the back side of the saw and is obviously a belt driven mechanism.
Motor is 1.75 HP in both.
Both can run off 110 (14A) or 220 (7A).
I'd seen an online review that claimed the Laguna at 110 required 30 amps, which seemed odd so know I know it's bogus.
I don't know how to go about evaluating the quality of fences, and clearly it's an important factor.
While possible to upgrade, I'd rather not be paying more than a thousand for a tool, then have to buy another upgrade.
The Laguna fence looked wide and hearty, but only 'locked down' at the front where the handle was, so after locking, it was possible (with some limited force) to wiggle the outfeed end - not much, but I figure any play is bad, and it clearly didn't have anything on the outfeed side to stabilize the fence.
The sawstop had a very narrow fence, didn't look as hearty, but didn't seem to have any wiggle once locked. It may have had some mechanism on the outfeed side to help lock it down, was hard to see the back of the saw.
I dream of a better saw some time in my future, so I'm enjoying the thread.