A Dining Set with a Published Table Size
Six of Sunshine Valley's 8 dining sets publish a fixed table length; the 6-seat HDPE set (64 in) is the smallest of those, and the 83 in sets are the largest seating 8 - the acacia and metal expandable sets are the two to skip if a fixed number matters.
The constraint: a number to plan around
Not everyone can measure a patio and then shop - sometimes the table needs to fit a space that's already furnished, or match a specific spot exactly. That needs a published length, and two of this range's 8 dining sets - both expandable - don't give one, only a seat-count range.
The six sets with a fixed size
By table length: 59.8 in (6 seats, mixed fixed/swivel chairs), 60 in (6 seats), 64 in (6 seats, HDPE frame), then 83 in three times over - two complete 8-seat sets (fixed or swivel chairs) and the 83 in table sold with no chairs at all. Every one of these six states its table's own length and width, per the manufacturer, regardless of chairs pulled out or not.
What a fixed size doesn't solve
A published table length still isn't the chairs-pulled-out footprint - see how much space a dining set needs with chairs pulled out. Only 1 of these six (the HDPE 64 in set) also publishes a chair depth, so even among the "known size" sets, most still leave that part of the question open.
The pick, by seat count
Needing 6 seats with a known table size: the HDPE 64 in set is the only one of the three 6-seat sets that also states a chair depth, making it the most completely specified of the six. Needing 8 seats with a known table size: either 83 in set, chosen by chair type - see fixed vs. swivel chairs at the same table size for that choice specifically.
Questions
Which Sunshine Valley dining sets don't publish a table length?
Two - the metal/textilene expandable set and the acacia wood expandable set. Both are described only by seat count (up to 8), not a length in inches.
Which fixed-size set is the most completely specified?
The HDPE 64 in set - it's the only one of the six fixed-size sets that also publishes a chair depth (26.8 in), not just a table length.
If I need 8 seats and a fixed table size, which sets qualify?
Two - both 83 x 39 in, one with fixed chairs, one with swivel chairs. See the comparison between them for the rest of the differences.