Alan Penn wrote in
:

Hope those in the US can translate the terminology.
Question: If you could only have one of these machines which one would
you choose?

Regards Alan

Well, really you need both. But if I could only choose one, I'd vote for
the thicknesser. That's because in my opinion it's less work to joint
(plane) by hand than it is to thickness by hand. Doubtless other opinions
will differ ... I'm just stating my own.