I will give my vote for the Makita, it works well, it is reliable Probably more than the Dewalt), is supported in the Shapeoko and provides a wide range of speed. I have one in the Shapeoko and one to use as a small router. I have not yet felt any need for additional power and if I did, I would probably get a spindle. I think that unless you have an HDZ upgrade, you would not reach the limit of the Makita router and why go with something where you are the only one using it unless it has special features not found in other supported router/spindle?
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