DEWALTMiter Saw, 12-Inch, Double Bevel, Compound, XPS Cutline, 15-Amp (DWS716XPS)

The DEWALT DWS716XPS delivers flawless cuts with its XPS light and powerful motor. Double bevel and smooth operation make it a top-tier choice—highly recommend!

First off, this review is for the DW716XPS and not the DW716. Amazon has mixed the reviews for both saws. I wanted the DW716 and I wanted to be able to put an LED or laser on it, but for that, you must get a type 1, 2, 3 or 4; the type 20 will not accept a light and it is the type 20 that you will get if you order the DW716 here on Amazon. I don't think that you can get anything other than a type 20 even at the home improvement store tool departments.I was going to order the DW716 anyway when I saw the DW716XPS with the built in LED. I am very pleased with this saw. I checked all of the adjustments and they were dead on right out of the box. I had also read reviews about the miter table being .016 to .025 low which could throw off a cut. I put a square across the fence and couldn't push a piece of paper under it, and it appeared to be dead on as well. So far, no problems. I turned on the switch for the LED and I could see the shadow of the teeth. It was a simple task to line up my oak board and cut the line. The cut was smooth and splinter free. Yes, it could benefit from an 80 tooth blade but the 60T Fine Finish blade it came with made excellent cuts in the oak I was working with. The 80T blade is probably more of a requirement for cutting softer woods like pine, but the 60T does a good job with oak.I'm very pleased with the accuracy of the LED system that requires no adjustment unlike a laser would. Having used it, I wouldn't want a laser now.The only thing I don't like about the saw is that the table extensions that I bought will not slide in and store under the saw like my old DW705, It's a pain in the butt to have to remove them every time I want to move from one jobsite to another. I also didn't want a slide and this saw seemed like the best in a non slider.If you have decided on a DW716, then spend a few more bucks and get the DW716XPS. You'll be happy you did.

I’m replacing a Hitachi 12” saw with laser that’s served me well for a decade? (Close to it if not) because it no longer holds true. Apparently mistakenly sawing in half a metal square does something to a saw. It would hold at 90, but if you went to 45 and back? It would be off again even after replacing the out of square blade.About THIS saw. I’m very impressed with the quality/build of this saw. The saw was square right out of the box and the XPS light is far better than a laser which I never even used on my old saw because it was pretty useless for precision work. This saw is even quieter and the included blade cuts like butter. Packaging was more than adequate. Everything was surrounded by styrofoam. The box didn’t even have a dent in it! I’ve seen boxes in the big box stores that looked more beat up than this one.If I had to complain? 1. The manual. DeWALT manuals are the worse. They need to stop making them long and then rolling them up when they package it! Every deWALT manual is like this, but you page through it once and hopefully never have to look at it again. 2. Would be the XPS light activation. I’d like it to come on when I lower the blade rather than having to turn it on and off. Or integrate it into the trigger somehow. Like split the trigger. Squeeze all of it to get the light, only half to just cut. I’m sure some people would complain about that. My old saw’s laser was the same way and was one reason why I never used it.Overall this is a really nice saw and I chose this over the very nice Harbor Freight sliding Hercules saw which is very competively priced mainly because deWALT has the better warranty (only 90 days on the HF), parts availability and reputation. For the price I paid you can’t beat this saw. If you can’t decide between the non-XPS light model and this saw GET THIS ONE! The light is really nice.

I snagged this on a great Black Friday deal to replace a hand-me-down that may have been older than I.I love the shadow cut line. It's such a brilliant, but simple idea and it works. No calibration required.The various controls to change angles are fairly standard. They're not any harder than any other saw but for infrequent users you may still have to dig the manual out as they're not, at first glance, intuitive.The lock hole for the trigger is great, I can ensure no accidental issues with kids. It's nothing fancy, but so far I'm very happy with the purchase.