One of the top table saws

Although I'm no carpenter, but when it comes to the cut, it should be precisely and reproducibly.
Therefore, on closer inspection due to precision and setting accuracy fell all table saws under 500, - out of the race.

+ Riving knife in all directions very well adjusted
+ Cutting height 93mm (by a few millimeters more than any competitor, which has a very positive effect on inclined sheet!)
+ Angular adjustment of the blade pitch from -0.5 ° to 45.5 ° is on exact stop 0 and 45 ° easily and precisely adjusted. Hand lever for quick fixing.
+ Rip fence glides very well. In addition, more and simple basic adjustment for exact parallelism to the saw blade.
+ Rip fence scale or magnifying glass for easy reading is also adjustable
+ Sliding carriage slides precisely
+ Sliding carriage-angle setting with individually adjustable stops for -45/0/45
+ Telescopic pull to the right precision and smooth. With hand levers quickly resolve and fix.
+ Telescopic pull backwards for something Regrease as smoothly.
+ Leaf cover with Allen screws exactly in height to the table with fine adjustment

- Sheet cover must be removed by loosening one Phillips screw with long thread. (Required for sheet changes and Spaltzkeilentfernung)
- The riving knife is not retractable, but must be removed for recessed sections
- The riving knife is not removable without tools. In addition, the enclosed key is not cranked. ie lower screw difficult to reach.
ie blade-protection (without tools) but decrease permanently. Riving knife to saw off at the height of the saw blade above. (Sad but true)

In sum very precise. Riving knife, blade tilt, rip fence and sliding table-angle setting exactly readjusted!
Alternatives for Makita 2704, the somewhat younger models like Bosch GTS 10 XC Professional (with improved sliding table) and for maximum mobility Metabo (for compromising on precision) not to leave out of account 254.