I have been debating for a little while on a dedicated cross-cut blade for my table saw, one that will produce very clean cuts with no chip-out and produce a very smooth cut surface. Lately I've been using a combo blade and am just kind of sick of the little bit of chip out I get in some of my finished cuts. My latest is a small cherry table top and I even masked the line and the back of the cut and still ended up with a little chipout on the back of the cut. A little chamfer will get rid of it but this is not always a good option. I also might use this blade for some plywoods.
Anyways I have been comtemplating between the Infinity Ultra Smooth 80T laminate blade that has 40* ATB with a 5* positive hook or the Freud LU85R ultimate cutoff with a 80T ATB and 10* hook. These are my two choices so far and would like others experiences and opinions on these blades or maybe some other blades of this quality and price. I really like the company Infinity and have had great customer relations with these guys. But if the Freud is a better blade then I guess that's what matters.