A little over a month ago I purchased another plunge router because I wanted one that could handle large planer bits like my 2" Infinity (and it had a track attachment that allowed use with my Festool and Makita tracks). It worked reasonably well planing slabs. Over the weekend a screw dropped out and I discovered why, it was stripped. No way to easily repair it. When I went to their website I discovered that the 3 year warranty was only 30 days because I did not register my router with them. My 40 day old router is out of warranty even though the box says 3 year warranty! That was the last straw. I know that some states do not allow that type of restriction but I decided not to fight with the manufacturer and called Amazon. They agreed to allow me to return the router even though the return window was closed.
Now I am looking for a replacement. My only other plunge router is a Milwaukee 5616-24 which includes a plunge base but I leaning towards the Bosch MRC23EVSK with newer features like soft start, lights, dust collection, and the trigger control built into the handle. Unfortunately the Bosch is rated at about the same amount of power as my Milwaukee and I'm not sure how it will handle the large heavy bits.
What do you guys recommend for a powerful, high quality plunge router?