for a little more money, I buy a jointer unless you want the satisfy of wood shavings. Its a ton of fun.
Out here, there are a ton of these thing used. I look for it on Craigslist in TX and found little for sale. Maybe people don't use craigslist anymore? I don't have facebook, an I know there's a huge for sale section there?
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/tls/d/lancaster-jointer/7282445095.html
Take a bit of truing up but they are simple tools and will last a long time.