"Frank Drackman" wrote in message

I really don't think that you could go wrong with either saw. I have a
Laguna 18" that works fine but if I were going to purchase again I think
that I would go with MiniMax.

I don't understand why MiniMax markets it's service as being fantastic.
It
isn't, and I believe it sets them up for failure. They create
expectations
that many times they fail to meet. There are lots of message threads on
their Yahoo forum from unhappy customers.

You're going to have to qualify those statements Frank. You say you'd
purchase the Minimax over the Laguna, but then you go onto the next
paragraph where you talk about unhappy Minimax customers. Considering you
feel that way, what is there about the Laguna that would make you prefer to
buy the Minimax?