OK, I'll buy that. Obviously, I'm not familiar with that specific unit. The ones I've seen with the detachable blower, the 'blower' intake is a good 6" dia.
Caveat: I don't know if the 'quietness' is specific to _my_ unit, or whether it is 'typical' for the model. I've had household vacuums that were noisier. :)
H*ll, space is so tight in my shop that I have to rotate the *entire* table saw, depending on whether I'm doing ripping, or cross-cutting.
Yes, I do use 4'x sheet goods, *but* they get cut down _before_ they hit the 'shop' -- luckily, I've got a real lumberyard within about 1/3 mi. I just grab the two-wheeler, and 'go for a walk'. They'll do the 'basic' cuts for free with the panel saw. And it's less hassle to walk the two- wheeler home than it is to take a car down, load the car, bring the car back, unload the car, and ferry the stuff upstairs. With the two wheeler, I just come right in the building, onto the elevator, and up to my floor. :)
Has been known to get _real_ funny, when I've wanted something they don't normally stock. One day, I saw this 'wood supply' semi go by the corner next to my building. Looked 'em up on the web, and lo and behold, they had _exactly_ what I was looking for. And an 800 number. So, I called to see about pricing. "No, I don't have an account", so they quoted full retail, naturally. I said something about "I take it '{neighborhood} lumber' is a customer?' -- turns out the guy I was talking to is _their_ sales rep.; he didn't give precise details, but said 'you can probably get it cheaper from them, than directly from us". So, I took a walk; went into the office and said "I need ......". they replied "We don't stock that". I said, "I know. call Tom at 'xxxxx', he's expecting your call, here are the quantities, and =their= inventory numbers." The look on the manager's face was absolutely _priceless_. *GRIN*