When I was in a similar situation looking for a new saw I narrowed it down to a Sedgwick TA315 or SCM MInimax SC3.
I ended up with a Minimax SC4 (it came up on here local to me) which is classed as I think a medium stroke panel saw as it cuts about 1.7m.
I do a fair bit of work with solid timber which is why I was looking at the Sedgwick but turns out I'm really glad I ended up with the panel saw style, it's brilliant.
For the odd job where I need zero clearance around the blade I just cut part way through a scrap of MDF and you have your zero clearance.
As Deema says if you were ripping solid timber all day it's not ideal but it can do it, it's just not as handy as on a dedicated rip saw.
I used to cut panels up with my Festool plunge saw but since I got the panel saw the Festool hardly comes out, the speed and accuracy of the panel saw is much better.
Last week I had to cut a lot of beads at a tight angle angle that the mitre saw couldn't do, took about 1 minute to make a jig so the panel saw could do them.
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I thought this looked like a lot of saw for the money
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185384235033?hash=item2b29c2f019:g:pt4AAOSwx49iVu2B