I've been using mine for a year and a half with no problems. I did buy a 2nd one from Amazon for doing hand routing. Its identical, just rebranded:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O90XDOC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
MLCS Rocky 30 starts at $69.95: https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/rocky30_router.html
and available w/ free shipping from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/MLCS-9056-Rocky-Trim-Router/dp/B00O90XDOC