Is a SawStop cabinet saw worth the extra money?

Specialist-community consensus is that the SawStop Professional Cabinet Saw justifies its price on build quality, the T-Glide fence, and the flesh-detection brake, with owners on r/woodworking repeatedly calling the fence alone worth the upgrade. The main caveats are the high cost and the need to disable the safety system for conductive or wet material. If safety and long-term shop ownership matter, reviewers consider it the benchmark.