table saw or sliding miter saw???

[ctwiggs1]

You can do more with a good table saw than any other wood working tool.  Miter saws are for convenience. They're great but a table saw is far more versatile.

Craigslist is great.  You'll see unisaws on there regularly for $300-500. 

[AWS]

If your buying on craigs list you can inspect it and make sure everything is in order, no worn out bearings and you should be able to run it, to test the motor.

[tlbradford]

I buy a lot of tools used.  That being said, black friday sales are coming up and you can get some crazy deals.  That saw AWS posted usually goes on sale for $399, or $499 with a stand.  The labor I save from running trim in a home pays for a saw.  If you are running crown molding it pays for itself even faster.

[ctwiggs1]

Black Friday sales are REALLY good for tools

[b23]

Good to know and I'll start looking at the sales, thank you all.   

Is there any particular brand better than another when comes to consumer level, table or sliding miter saws?

[Happy Gilmore]

I couldn't give away the perfectly good table saw I had. Tried here for three weeks until I found someone looking for a boyscout donation for camp tools. I drove it to Mount Vernon.

I don't make cabinets so, everything I need ripped my skilsaw works fine for and a few more precise things, I have plenty of clamps and I can make a fence in a matter of minutes.

[TheHunt]

I have both but I purchased them based on the projects I was working on.  Base trim, hardwood floors and a deck.  That right there paid for both.

[tlbradford]

Is there any particular brand better than another when comes to consumer level, table or sliding miter saws?

Not really too much, just stay with the major brands.  You can save some money on a generic miter saw stand, rather than going with the same brand as your saw.

[Jpmiller]

You can turn the head on a radial arm saw to do rip cuts and cross cuts. If you're not ripping wide strips or ripping from sheet wood a radial arm saw does both the best. I don't use my miter saw hardly ever anymore. It's all table and radial arm. It all depends on the application and budget.

Bear in mind a construction grade saw of any kind requires alot of constant tuning to keep it square in my experience so if you're looking for a finer quality level be ready to step up a level in price.

[Holg3107]

Honestly if you really want a one tool does it all go with a track saw! We get more use out of a track saw at our job sites than a sliding miter or table saw. Especially if you already have a 12" chop saw the track saw will take care of your needs! We run all Festool (Insanely expensive) but Dewalt makes a nice track saw that is a little more affordable.

https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DWS520CK-TrackSaw-59-Inch-102-Inch/dp/B001IMEEEM/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1508940944&sr=8-6&keywords=track+saws

[KFhunter]

I wouldn't mind a track saw