Dewalt DW625

[transatlantic]

I'm thinking of picking up this 1/2" router as I already have the 1/4" Dewalt trim/plunge router, so hopefully most bits should be compatible?

Anything not to like about?
Is it considerably louder than the trim router?

Also, am I right in thinking that the only difference between the following is the case?

https://www.axminstertools.com/dewalt-dew625ekt-router-2000w-in-tstak-case-230v-102782https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dw625ek-gb-2000w-electric-router-240v/81683

 

[Farm Labourer]

I have one and love it!

 

[Blackswanwood]

I have one - it does what it says on the tin very well. Pretty much the same machine as the Trend T10.

 

[Doug B]

I’ve had this & the T11 for years, both are top heavy, I don’t really like the switch on either the dust extraction is a pi55 poor & more of an afterthought than anything else, both have given good service over the years but a pleasure to use they are not.

 

[Sideways]

They're a big beast ....
Are you planning to rout kitchen worktops or build staircases from scratch ?
The design is a classic. The build is a bit crude.
A lot of these get used upside down in simple router tables.

 

[Spectric]

The 625 is a great handheld router, have one in a woodrat and another for handheld with Triton in my table. I think it is based on an old ELU as it looks very similar to an old broken ELU I have in the shed.