Hi:
I've had a PC690 for about 20 years now as my only router.I recently bought a Bosch 1613.
For my money, the difference between the 690 and the Bosch is the difference between a broken baseball bat and a Purdy shotgun. I love the hell out of the Bosch.
FWIW, a plunge router is a fixed base router if you don't plunge with it ;-)