I've literally used several of these routers until there death.  Probably 5 or 6 at least. Both as what they were intended for as well as other applications.  I own a cabinet shop and we are very hard on them. Porter Cable was once the king of routers, they have been replaced by Bosch.  This was also confirmed by a major tool company who used to use this particular trim router in a industrial pocket cutter. They have since converted to the Bosch equivalent at great expense and retrofitting.  I've also tried to replace the cord on a few of these and they are very fussy on the inside.  It just doesn't like to go back together nicely either.  Keep 2 stars in perspective as I am comparing this router to real tools like Makita, Bosch, Milwaukee, Festool.... not home owner Black and Decker and Ryobi garbage.