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Was going to say - give the Evolution stuff a look at that budget range.
Tenner cheaper at Screwfix (CPC price doesn't include VAT).
https://www.screwfix.com/p/evolution-rage5-s-255mm-electric-table-saw-230v/9045v
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That saw has all the features of a £500 DeWalt or Bosch site saw (£600 - £700) if you include an equivalent stand. It's pretty incredible value.
As far as I can see the only small drawback is, as with all things evolution, it's got a weird bore diameter so will only accept evolution blades which don't give quite as good a finish as say Freud blades. Nothing a couple of mins with a plane or sandpaper can't fix.
Bobbo
Depends what you are going to use it for and how accurate you need to be.
Feeding full sheets of sheet material through a table saw can be dangerous, especially with a table that small. Generally speaking these days until you buy a very expensive table saw with a carriage to support its considered best practice to take the saw to the sheet material (plunge saw or circular saw running on a track).
As far as ripping and dimensioning timber goes, in order to do this accurately you need a good fence. From what I can see from the pictures this is the saws biggest issue. In order to get good accuracy you need a fence that is solid and remains parallel to the blade (a fence that comes out of parallel can also be a MAJOR safety issue if the riving knife is removed), the one on that saw clamps only at the front and looks flimsy.
That Von Haus table saw appears to have some decent specs but I'd have reservations and think that this is a better small saw although it is over your budget.