Sounds great Okamisan! Now that your Ceros system is "old and used" () I'll be happy to buy it from you for the usual "1/2 price for used" rate -- I'll PM you the shipping details & it's nice doing business with you...

Here's a few pictures.

You can see a size comparison with some other sanders I have. It's profile is smaller than my Rupes delta sander.
I got the Mirka anti static hose with the set.
The sander has an LED on the control panel. When I increase or decrease the speed, the LED flashes red.
The pad has a lot of holes. It has the standard 6 hole, the 8 hole with centre and a lot of small holes in between.
The hose screws into the sander, I like this better than the push in.
The cable to the sander is huge, You can see a plug it cable next to it for comparison.

The sander handles very very well, it's so easy to control, no jumping or jerking at all. I think all the holes help, maybe it spreads out the air being sucked through, instead of just a few around the edge and centre. As you can imagine, the dust collection is second to none, and the pads don't clog. It's very nice. One handed sanding with ease, I found this great. No stooping over the bench.
There's also no "wear in" malarky with this sander, it's brushless. It's smooth out of the box. It's very smooth!

There is no soft start, it's like an air sander. You can control the speed with your hand on the paddle.
The finish is great which is important for me, no swirls and scratches. It's a true random orbit, no brake pads on this. Just my opinion, but I think brake pads restrict the sanders movement.
This sander is more like an air sander than electric.

One thing I found out about the Abranet. If You hit a corner, they tear very easily
Cheers!
Okami

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How is the noise level? Do you have the sander hooked up to a CT dust collector?

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It's hooked up to a Makita dust collector.
On the highest speed setting noise is on par with my Metabo, but less than the festool sanders I've used. On the lower settings, it's very quiet.
The sound is more of an air sander sound, a kind of whooshing hard to explain.
Cheers!
Okami

I think it's time to get the camera out and shoot a little video!

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darn it! When is this thing coming to the US?

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The abranet tears up the festool hooks on the pads. You will be buying a new pad soon. You will know when to get the new one when your sander starts throwing little sand paper frisbees around your little shop.

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The Ceros makes the Metabo look like a cruel joke in terms of size.

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I'd like to know more about how using a low voltage high amp motor permits such great reduction in size. Rick?

THAT is my next sander...as long as Okami packs it up & sends it.

There is surely a UK retailer of them that ships to the U.S.???