I've narrowed it down to the Oliver 12" (model 4260) Parallelogram Jointer or the Grizzly 12" (model G9860ZX) Parallelogram Jointer. Both have helical cutterheads, and from what I can gather both are Taiwanese built machines. The Oliver has a Baldor motor and the Grizzly motor is unspecified. The Grizzly is around $800.00 cheaper, with a slightly shorter overall bed (which is actually a plus for me), and about 500 lbs less - another plus.
I was really hoping for a Minimax FS41 Classic, but for various reasons that's not in the cards - please don't ask, it has nothing to do with Minimax. Anyway, I'm leaning toward the Grizzly, but the Baldor motor on the Oliver is nudging me in their direction.
Thanks!