I think Splinter has said it much better than I possibly could, however, as he mentioned at the end, if you can squeeze a few extra shekels from the wallet, cutting ability is an over the top bonus.
No idea what is out there in the market, however, if you can squeeze in something with enough grunt to cut 3mm MDF/ply (even settle for that imperial 1/8")... Ideal for routing templates, marquetry and you can always laminate 3mm sheet goods to build up thickness.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD