The Inland is a good saw for hobby use, blade wear will be dictated by what you are cutting, for example, if you cut just coral skeleton the blade will last a long time; if you cut a lot of frag plugs the blade will wear out faster; if you cut plugs made from cement the blade will wear out very fast. I've gotten as long as 6 months use from the inland blade but as little as 2 months cutting "maricultured acro plugs" (cement). I've had quite a few parts break on the Inland saw but the replacement parts are very cheap.
The Gryphon saw is a stronger built saw and the blade wear is about the same as the Inland, there is only one part that has gone out on the Gryphon for me, the motor bearing wore out and upon contacting customer service, we were told that if saltwater was the cause for the bearing going bad that the warranty was void. We found that very odd since the saw is marketed for cutting saltwater corals. The blade clearance on the Gryphon is much smaller than the Inland.
If I was to buy another saw again, I will buy the Inland, cheaper replacement parts, cheaper blades, and better clearance.
I frag as needed
