Rick,
I enjoyed your posting but had to laugh. How hard is it to lift or lower a drill press table? The most important feature is to ensure the up-down table movement stays centered with the drill press table center hole. Often, I did not noticed the slight off-shift on my drill press table after adjusting the table height and ultimately drilled a hole in the table. I think the up and down alignment position is more important than making it easier to lift the table.
Regards, Paul