Ts55r verses mafell equivalent

[LesJ]

Anyone got any info on the above. A Dutch report seemly gave the mafell top spot with festool second.?

 

[GhostFist]

Asking for trouble here. I own the mafell and love it, the 55r is soon to be released here. I've think both are excellent saws and top quality. It's going to come down to personal preference.
For me I find the mafell more versatile.

 

[LesJ]

Thanks, pretty much as I thought

 

[Kev]

Reviews rate the tools only, typically when they're new and rarely without some degree of reviewer bias (intended or not).

I would personally not touch Mafell - strangely I've never touched their tools and have only had initial dealings with their sales organisation.

I'll not go into details on my reasons as there's probably bias there too, but I strongly suggest you consider sales and service, demonstrated warranty support, availability of spares and accessories ... all along with the potential of one tool doing in 3 minutes what the other may do in 5 minutes, etc.