The Sawstop may be like brakes and airbags in some respects, but I have
not seen airbags that cost more than an entry level car. The SawStop
would eliminate entry level tablesaws completely as you can't add it to
a $200 benchtop. Even if you could somehow manage to fit this thing
into an entry level saw, the base price would have to double or triple
and the cost of it going off would be more than the pre-SawStop cost of
the saw. Incremental safety equipment additions to cars and such have
certainly added to the cost of such items substantially, but they have
not doubled or tripled the entry level price. The cost of an airbag
replacement hasn't yet reached the cost of the rest of the car.
Dave Hall