In his YouTube video early last year Rob Cosman talked about his SawStop cabinet saw and referred to it as the "Professional" model. Based partly on his glowing review I was about to purchase one but to be sure, yesterday I drove the 100 plus miles to the nearest dealer to look at the SawStop lineup and was very surprised at what was discovered. The saw in Cosman's review is actually the Industrial model, not the Professional and the difference between the two is more than just weight and price. In fact, the differences are quite profound in my opinion. The Industrial model is more than just a beefed up Professional despite the similarities provided by SawStop in their comparison of the two models.
The extra 200 lb. weight in the Professional is no doubt attributed to the larger/thicker top, extra/thicker(?) sheet metal and probably more so the extra mass in the running gear. The running gear is so much different between the two models that the motors are mounted on opposite sides of the cabinet. When first seeing this in pictures and videos I thought it was a left and right blade tilt thing. All SawStop's cabinet saws to the best of my knowledge are left tilt. The cabinet on the Industrial model is larger to accommodate the differences in the running gear. It also seems more robust and better made than the Professional model. The Professional model has a rather flimsy and cheap looking plastic motor cover IMHO.
The dust collecting shroud on the Professional model only goes part way around the blade compared to the Industrial model, which has an extra piece completing the surround that swings out of the way for blade changes. Because of this I find it hard to believe the claim by SawStop that both saws have the same dust collecting specs.
Any other differences that I didn't notice?