I have outgrown my old 6" Jet. It's nearly impossible to face join boards, so I don't. The tables are way too short as well. I've decided to bite the bullet and move up to an 8". My local wood working dealer carries Laguna, Jet and Powermatic. The Laguna looks feature packed compared to the other brands, and price seems fair. Obviously, the Powermatics have more mass to them, but I don't know how much that matters. I'm leaning towards placing an order for the JX 8 II. I bought the Laguna 18BX bandsaw last year, and it's turned out to be a good machine. I don't hear much about the Laguna jointers though. Figured I'd ask the resident Creekers before I push the buy button on this machine.
https://lagunatools.com/classic/jointers/jx8-pro/