I have a 20 inch varaiable speed had it for about 10 years and have had no trouble, been using it for production cutting most of the time. a couple of years ago I purchased the jr hawk knowing it had some issues, with a little work it has proven to be a workhorse I bought it with the intention of using it for shows after getting the issues resolved it is now my mainstay saw unless I need the larger capacity of the 20 inch which is very seldom. I know every one does not want to work on thier saw after they buy it but he jr has proven to be my favorite.
the other hawk products are ready to use out of the box and in my opinion are very good equipment.