We bought an SCM Minimax SI 315 about a year ago. Its just a couple steps up from the base model. We got it for about 9k with their year end close out deals, down from roughly 12k.
We went back and forth between it and a comparable unit from Felder.
Its a great saw, but I was a bit disappointed with a few minor things.
The overall finish of some parts leaves some to be desired. The fence and other aluminum extrusions were left sharp on the ends.
The fence doesn't slide as smooth as I'd like, and sometimes jams despite being clean.
The end of the arbor isn't chamfered, so the arbor nut can be difficult to get back on. I cleaned it up a bit with a file.
The fence is raw (not annodized) aluminum. If you run a part with light colored edgebanding on the fence it often leaves what looks like pencil marks.
None of these things are that big of a deal. Still really love it.
If I was doing it again, I would have made more effort to find a way to check out some of the equipment in person. On paper the SCM we bought was better than the Felder we could get for similar money, but I have a feeling I would have been a bit happier with the Felder.