Quite an interesting article by the American Popular Woodworking magazine on how (and why) our table saws are designed differently to theirs. Surprisingly the author is quite supportive of ours http://www.popularwoodworking.com/w...e-saw-safety-why-the-british-think-were-crazy
Good breakdown of the differences here also... http://festoolownersgroup.com/other-tools-accessories/laguna-table-saw/msg410564/#msg410564