Exactly. I believe both saws to be over built anyway. Both saws come with motors producing more than 4.5hp and 4 years ago 2hp was plenty. As for the stronger set up for the guide bar on the MiniMax I wonder what advantage it "really" has over the Laguna because it is bolted up to the same upper cabinet that the Laguna bar is mounted to. Basically both are mounted to probably the same strength upper cabinet. That is the part that will flex first. I never saw the 5mm thick steel on the MiniMax , in fact nothing close to 1/4" thick. Regardless, if the guide bar has anything to do with cut quality the MiniMax came in second to the Laguna.
I pondered the replaceable tire also and have decided that this is a non issue. MiniMax indicated to me in Austin that their tire should last about
7 years in a production shop setting when using 1/2" and smaller blades. Perhaps never with larger blades and not used all day long. Something else to consider concerning the tire that do not glue down. It was mentioned in another post that if the wheel spins too fast a tire could expand and lift if the spee was too great. They were mentioning a blade speed of some where in the 2200 fpm range. I read on the Laguna forum that the 16HD blade speed is around 4800 fpm IIRC. Seems to me the tire will maintain shape better if it is glued down.