Turns out my old Ryobi router table that I drilled out to hold my bosch 1617 is pretty far from flat. Enough that it affects function and I've been avoiding using it (I really only use it to round over stock for loose tenons). Plus I've had the e clip issue with my 1617 in the table, so I'm ready to upgrade.
After lots and lots of reading and searching I'm basically down to 2 options. The woodpeckers system, and the infinity tool system. I like the infinity being set up for the power feeder attachment (I can definitely see using that in the future). I slightly prefer the woodpecker lift, but I can always buy piecemeal and have that lift (there is also tons of discussion comparing the two to read). I am leaning towards the woodpecker table because the MDF from what I've read will be more stable than the baltic birch, but I'm also not sure how much of a problem that would be - my shop is in my basement and I do control the humidity in my house fairly well. I do prefer the metal stand of both over a shop built solution - I'll add a plywood shelf and store router bits on it in their case and in he foam insert I currently use. I have enough projects cued up that building my own stand isn't in the works.
All that said, looking at the tops, will the MDF be more stable than the baltic birch enough that I should let it sway my decision? Or will both function good enough that I'll never notice any issues and be able to have a functional router table for years to come?