I would not recommend the DeWalt DW735. The blades wear out extremely quickly and are expensive to replace. For the price of this planer I expect them to last much longer than they do. Snipe really isn't that great on this planer though snipe is always an issue and can be dealt with by planing boards that are longer than the required finished length.Check out the reviews for the Makita or Delta planers. They are much better than the DeWalt (esp Makita). I wish I had taken this into account before spending $$ on this over-priced, under-performing planer.On the positive side, the dust collection on this machine is great.