I have an opportunity to buy a 4-month old Jet 18x-3 bandsaw for $1000. I've read a lot of negative reviews on the Jet bandsaws, but most of them seem to regard the older versions. It seems that Jet has addressed many of the complaints but there have been few if any reviews of the improved models.
I read a lot of favorable comments regarding the Grizzly 513x2 17" model. If both saws were the same price would the Grizzly still stand above the Jet? Is the Jet really that bad of a bandsaw? Is a $1000 a good deal on a relatively new 3hp Jet?