Can't compare to the Festool, but I have used Milwaukee, Makita and DeWalt cordless palm routers at work and the Milwaukee is what I bought for my shop at home. The Makita is very good, too, but I like the collet on the Milwaukee better. It also helped that I'm deep into Milwaukee 18V for my lawn and garden gear. The plunge base for the Milwaukee is nice. Swapping bases seems a bit easier on the Milwaukee than others and the micro-adjuster on the fixed base works very nicely (Makita doesn't have micro-adjust). Any Milwaukee 18V battery will work, but the little ones (2Ah and 3Ah, I think) give the best balance and last a surprisingly long time. If you already have batteries and charger for one "M" or the other, just pick the one you're already invested in. I am confident you'll be happy with either. If at some time in the future Festool decides NA is worthy, if you're like most of us, adding yet another router to the stable will be the smart move.
