Starting a club on a budget - Which table would you rather play on?

[p_p_p]

There is basically no table tennis club near me so I'm trying to start one on my own, however I'm not trying to spend big.

I've been able to find a space with enough room for ~5 tables.

The best deals I've been able to find is

A) Stiga Advantage for $400 a piece

or

B) Timo Boll Joylite for about $425 a piece

Both are about the same thickness, 15mm and 16mm respectively. I do like that the Joylite folds up so compactly because it's a shared space and I will have to move them to a storage space where space is limited.

My question is: which table would you rather play on?

I understand these are not pro-level 25mm tables (although the joylite is sanctioned by USATT for tournament play), but I am guessing there are mostly only casual players around me and hoping they will be sufficient for the time being. If I'm able to find a people who regularly attend I would feel more confident in buying more premium tables later on down the road.

There will be plenty of space behind and around the tables and pretty tall ceilings, so I'm hoping that will interest people at least.

 

[JHB]

The Stiga table looks less likely to collapse if someone leans on it. Now, I have seen it said more than once that the minimum table top thickness for a proper bounce is 19mm, but how true that is I don't know.

 

[Tyce]

If you're starting out, maybe finding a good second hand deal might be worth it. Not the big investment

 

[Colestt]

I know a club that got a bunch of stag tables at $600 each and they were great

 

[Tiz]

JOOLA Inside 25mm is $675 on Amazon, but you can get discounts for Prime day or other festivities. I got it for $447.99 last year during Prime Day.

 

[Matt Hetherington]

If you want a good deal on tournament used world cup 25-s tables from Joola I can help get you a quote. They are 25mm ittf approved