Hello Ron,
My only experience in comparing tools was the Festool sanders (Rotex
and Delta shape oscilating sanders) to some other brands that I've
owned or demo'd. I was impressed with the little amount of dust the
Festool left behind and the minimal vibration I encountered. The
sanders felt very stabile and the finish they left was better than I
was ever able to obtain in my prior attempts at sanding. I'm sure
there is a lot of subjectivity in my opinion but I used to hate the
sanding part of my woodworking projects and now I enjoy hooking up my
two festool sanders to their vacuum and spending an evening sanding.

Altough I also bought a Domino, I never had any experience with a
biscuit type joiner but the Domino made it all look so easy (and it
is!) and I'm pleased with the my purchase.

Do I think they are worth 2 to 4 times the cost of other tools?
"Yes", if you can afford it and "Yes", if it makes you feel better
using it. Or "No", if you think you can do just as well with a
modestly priced tool.
Marc

On Feb 20, 9:45*pm, r payne wrote:
I got a look as some of their tools today. *While they do seem quality
tools and have some nice features I don't see anything that to me
justifies the cost. *Can anyone with experience with the tools tell me
why they cost 2-4X what a good quality tool cost?

ron