I have half a dozen or so routers, mostly PC, but also a large Dewalt plunge  router and a smooth Makita with standard and plunge bases.  More often than not I pick up one of the PC 690s because they're perfect for almost anything.  I bought the 7518 for router table and a Shop Fox W1736 over arm router.  The 7518 is huge compared to most things, and running by hand on really large projects like a boat or bar top might make sense, but it's the ideal stationary router.  Has huge bearings and tons of torque.  Pretty expensive but it will out live me!