My wife bought me a cheapie (Mastercraft <$100) that performs well enough until you want to get accurate. Really a pain to align square and the fence wasn't straight. My advice to to look for the best one yu can possibly afford. Also, I particularly dislike the thumb safety on mine as well as the one on one of my circular saws - my next one will be designed whio assumes I'm smart enough to keep my fingers out of the way and to keep it away from children.