Earlier this year we bought the
Porter Cable Vertical Band Saw that Lowes currently has for $450. It's annoying that you basically can't find a bandsaw under $5-10K that runs in the 500-1000 ft/s range that you're supposed to run when cutting aluminum. I got this one because it looked decent, and it has a 1600 ft/s speed. Most of the low price vertical saws run at about 2500 ft/s since people typically want to cut wood. We tossed an 18 tooth per inch bimetal blade on this saw, and we've been pretty happy with it so far.