My general opinion: if there are no budget or physical restrictions (you can unload and set the machine up) I'd go with the PM. I'd be sure to avoid Delta (for the time being, given the change of ownership and general confusion in the company). I see Grizzly as a solid contender (especially if budgets need to be met) and I own a Jet 8". Also consider whether you want parallelogram tables, that will increase the price. I don't care for them, they are good if you adjust the table a lot but I'm thinking in the 14 years or so I've owned my Jet I've adjusted the cutting depth maybe a dozen times....so the added complexity doesn't seem worth it to me. The Grizzly (and maybe some of the others) might be available with the spiral head. If you have a planer with a spiral head, you really don't them on a jointer (most of the jointed faces also get planed), but I have them on both and wouldn't give them up; so I suggest adding that if available.