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Mirka DEROS 650XCV Random Orbital Sander (substitute for the Festool ETS 125 REQ): What to Know
This entry replaces the originally drafted Festool ETS 125 REQ. Festool is a real, current brand and the ETS 125 REQ is a real sander, but Festool's distribution is tightly controlled through authorized dealers, and its Amazon.com presence appears inconsistent: a Festool owners' community discussion is literally titled "Amazon US no longer carrying Festool?", and attempts to load several Festool-branded Amazon listings and the Festool Amazon storefront during this research returned server errors rather than confirmable, current product pages. Rather than report an unverifiable ASIN, the Mirka DEROS 650XCV is substituted here, it is a genuinely premium, professional-grade random orbital sander with a confirmed, real Amazon.com listing under a legitimate title.
The DEROS 650XCV uses a 6-inch pad, larger than the 5-inch pads on the other four sanders in this guide, with a 5.0mm orbit diameter, notably bigger than the roughly 2.4-2.5mm orbits on the DeWalt, Bosch, Makita, and Ryobi models. That's a genuine tradeoff: the larger orbit removes material faster over a larger area per pass, which suits big flat panels and automotive body work, but it will leave a coarser scratch pattern than the smaller-orbit finish sanders unless you follow up with finer grits.
It's a corded, 110V electric tool (not cordless, and not on any battery platform), built around a brushless motor for consistent speed under load. Unlike the DeWalt, Bosch, and Ryobi models, it has no self-contained dust bag or canister, "CV" denotes central-vacuum design, meaning it's built to run through a hose to a dedicated dust extractor, so buyers need to budget for that separately if they don't already own one. It also does not use a fixed hole-pattern pad in the same way as the other four; Mirka's ecosystem is commonly paired with net-style abrasives (like Abranet) that vent dust across the whole surface rather than through fixed holes, which is worth knowing if you're used to buying generic 8-hole discs.
Key Listed Features
6-inch hook-and-loop pad, larger than the 5-inch standard used by the other sanders in this guide
5.0mm orbit diameter for faster material removal over wide, flat areas
Brushless electric motor, corded 110V power, variable speed roughly 4,000-10,000 RPM
Central-vacuum-only dust design (no self-contained bag) with included carrying case
