GMC Power Tools (and MacAllister too actually)

[Maverick81]

G'day y'all.
Does anybody know anything about the GMC brand of power tools (the only place ive seen them is in the ToolStation catalogue). In particular the 250mm sliding mitre saw?

I am currently in the market for a sliding mitre saw for my small personal workshop, but i dont know if i should get/need to get a double bevel or just a single bevel?

Ive had my eye on Hitachi 216mm and a Metabo 216mm at the top end of my budget at £250 mark. But then I have seen the GMC model in Toolstation which will bevel both left and right for £195. Also seen a MacAllister model in B&Q which is a double bevel also under £200. But i dont really know anything of these brands?

Are they solid and accurate?
Comments and opinions welcome. Thank you.

 

[AndyT]

I think you'll find that at the cheap end of the market, retailers like to put their own brand name on tools. So, although they all come from the same Chinese or Taiwanese factories, you can't ask them to match the price to a competitor as it's apparently a different tool.
The actual brand becomes pretty meaningless and won't be consistent across a range of tools.

 

[Maverick81]

Thanks Andy. But would buying one over over the Hitachi/Metabo be unwise.....or will they still function to an acceptable standard?