I owned a Laguna 14SUV for a number of years. Nice sized motor, but the Driftmaster fence was terrible. My understanding is that they redesigned it. Laguna often gets poor grades for customer support. That may have improved since Woodcraft started selling them, and they probably don't want to anger such a large customer, but not really sure that's the case.
That being said, I upgraded for a far larger saw and am much happier. The 14SUV was a decent saw, but resawing left much to be desired, as you would expect. Wasn't impossible, but I wouldn't attempt it with very wide boards.
Personally, I'd start with a larger saw than a 14". You won't regret it.
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