Looks like last year's rumours come true and we finally get a replacement for the infamous PSC 400 family! By the looks of it it's a cordless spiritual successor to a PS 300, focussing on a no frills, down-to-earth basic functionality approach.
In other news: a 6 amp quad charger in systainer format as well as 4 and 8Ah tabless batteries will also hit the shelves mid-spring. Who knows, maybe that'll finally solve the abysimal performance of the cordless vacs? Fingers crossed!
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Do not like the look of the jigsaw. It has that "tool of last resort" vibe to me, more so than the CARVEX. Though it is likely to be better in this role than the CARVEX.
It seems like a complement to the RTSC 2 series and the DTSC 200 series - another general "hobby" user focused tool that is still well-made but does not try shooting "above and beyond" the competition, possibly except its weight. Hopefully they made it compatible with the CARVEX accessories - mainly the rail slide and related stuff which are excellent.
The thing here is, you got it backwards. The Trion is
MORE complex than the CARVEX as far as the mechanics go. That also why it is heavier. The TRION competes in the P1Cc class, this new one is unlikely to.
On the SYS-MC front it is a lost opportunity. It should have been an Airstream charger to be able to act as one's sole charger. Even 8A would have been fine. This way it is useless unless you have way too many packs around .. at which point .. why take it with you. Argh! Back to my charger-systainer project then.
Then the new SYS3 class PH is another case of wasted space. 30 mm for zero benefit in function. They should have made it into the 112 or at least 137 form factors.
/end rant .. sorry, all I see are a downgrade (SYS3-PH), one meh (SYS-MC), one side-grade (jigsaw) and only one upgrade - the tabless packs.
