dumb question here, but how smoothly does a plasma cut metal? Meaning is it a clean cut (requiring only a little cleanup with a grinder), or like something you normally get with a torch? (yeah I've seen some amazing stuff done with a torch, but on average most torch cuts are rough)

All I have as far as cutting tools right now is a sawzall and a fawked up chopsaw. I was thinking of getting a bandsaw/table saw in order to do nicer and more complicated cuts for brackets and stuff, but eric showed me some plasmas that were more in my price range than what I've seen before. But someone up here at school was telling me not to expect much better than torch type cuts, even from a good plasma.