SBerruezo

For the money, the Makita is a great compressor. Powerful, fairly quiet, and like Kit Camp said, it oozes quality. Also has one of the best petcock designs I've ever seen.

Downside is that it is freakishly heavy for its size.

I switched to a Stilleto about 5 years ago, and won't go back to steel. I still have the steel for demo, but even at my young age I've realized that the Ti helps avoid elbow pain at the end of the day. The waffling is now gone on the Stilleto and the handle is replaced, but I can't see going back to steel at any point.