Im looking at getting a half decent compressor in the near future.... I want it to be a quality and reliable unit that can handle most tasks including spray painting and what not...

Roughly looking at spending around $5-600 on a decent piece of gear.

A few in the trade tools range have caught my attention, I just need experienced people to make recommendations and clarify some differences.

Like what tyoe of CFM do I need to do auto spraying?
Whats the difference/better/worse between belt driven and a direct drive unit.

anything else that comes to mind that would be helpful in deciding what to get would be awesome

Cheers
Niz.