I would wait on either, till around the first of October.
PC usually will come around with some deals to clear
out their inventory and some good deals may be had
to make room for next years stuff that'll showcase for
Christmas.

"Mark Witczak" wrote in message
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After manually installing baseboards in half my house and borrowing my
neighbor's nail gun/compressor for another quater, I'm ready to take the
plung and buy my own finish nailer. I looked around the local big box
stores and found a couple of good deals. HD has a Porter Cable "starter
kit" details below for $299:

Brad nailer kit (BN125A) Uses 18 gauge, 5/8" to 1-1/4" brad nails.
Finish-Nailer kit (FN250B) Uses 16 gauge, 3/4" to 2-1/2" finish nails.
Features include adjustable depth-of-drive, jam release mechanism and
non-marring nose tip, 10 Amp, 120 VAC, 2 Peak HP motor, Oil-free design
for less maintenance, Ability to run on standard household current. 3.7
SCFM @ 40 PSI - 2.6 SCFM @ 90 PSI.

And Lowes has a (suspiciously) similar Bostitch kit for $299, details
below:

Depth adjustment
Sequential trip trigger
2 HP, 6 gallon compressor
1-1/2" 16 gauge finish nailer kit
15/8" 18 gauge brad nailer kit
Includes hose and all required fittings
70 to 120 psi required to operate tool

My question is should I just toss a coin? Who is the better
manufacturer? Which one is of a better quality? I see a definite
possibility of renting/buying a framing nailer to build a shed next
summer, would that make a difference in the recommendation?

Thanks,
Mark