I needed a palm router for making some mortises in cedar stair noses to install hidden LED light strips. I looked at cordless but they don't come with anything but the bare tool for a price I'd be happy with. This router comes with much more than I needed though, now that I have it, I can see that I'll eventually use all of the bases. I bought Freud bits and found that I could pull the router through a 1/2 deep cut at 3/4" wide without it bogging down - so it's more than powerful enough to get the job done. None of the screws ever loosened up during use and the edge guide stayed true cut after cut. The plunge base stayed consistently smooth (not perfect but not problematic). The power switch is a bit fussy to find and the cord gets stiff when the weather gets cold but this is an occasional use tool and, for that use, it gets full marks. I'm no pro but I own lots of different tools for lots of different purposes and I would recommend this router to a buddy who needs one for a project.

Soilid built machine and 3 bases. The plunge base is very easy to plunge straight and even. Only small negative thing is the on/off switch could be a bit larger