Feature for feature, dollar for dollar, the Omega D6700 Dichroic is the best value in color enlargers anywhere.
Add an inexpensive camera stage and the enlarger converts to a stable copy stand. Reverse the lamphouse on the baseboard for a professional dichroic light source for custom slide and transparency duplication.
The mechanical design is superb, with a precision die-cast carriage, negative stage and lens stage.
The D6700 is an outstanding choice for black and white as well. The dichroic filters can be dialed to black & white variable contrast filter equivalents.
What's more, the diffusion-type light is much more tolerant of scratched or dusty negatives, making printing much easier; a worthwhile consideration, especially for school use.
NOTE: Does not come with lens & negative carrier