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Ultimate Router Buyer's Guide

By Chris Marshall

Full-sizey midsize or trim router... how do you choose? Use the charts in this article as a guide, or try our online database to find the perfect fit.

If you've got visions of spiffy new routers dancing in your head this holiday season, you're going to need a good shopping guide to he)]} pluck the perfect sugarplum. These days, there are more routers on the market than even Santa can keep up with — 88 different

machines or packaging options and counting! That's why we've put together this Tool Preview article. It's NOT a head-to-head tool test; instead, we're dedicating this space for our first-ever, comprehensive router shopping guide. It includes every major-brand router currently

on the market, with the critical stats you'll need to make that buying decision a lot easier. We've grouped them into four primary categories: trim routers, mid-sized routers, combination fixed/plunge base kits and full-size routers. You can certainly use these printed charts as stand-

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