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• 1 Uhland

  I am happy with this saw. Like many of the other reviewers, my saw also came with a broken sub-fence B. I called Hitachi and without hassle they sent me a new one. I like the dual bevel with the digital readout. The detents feel more solid than other saws I’ve tried. The laser is ok. It disappears as you lower the saw. This saw has a power switch on the arm but it only turns off the digital readout and the laser. It does not kill the power to the saw. You must unplug the saw to kill the power (which is a good idea when not in use). I thought this was a little strange but Hitachi said that is how it is supposed to work. Given what I know now, I would still purchase this saw.

• 2 Gloria

  Excellent product. Just got done putting in a hardwood floor with it and having the laser guide really sped things up.

• 3 Bankley

  Great miter saw; I found that it was dead on accurate out of the box except for the B side Sub Fence as it was bent/warped. I contacted Hitachi through email on there site and the next day they had responded and said they were shipping a replacement fence. I got the fence 4 days latter and the saw is great now.

  I’m not a contractor just a very avid DIY guy, I hate paying people of work I can do myself. So this saw works great for me. Here are my Pros/Cons of this saw:

  Pros:
  1) Very Powerful and easy to use
  2) Accurate out of the box
  3) Digital Miter/Bevel display is great and takes the guess work out of cuts especially the bevel.
  4) Very solid built and high quality
  5) Great packaging for shipping no damage
  6) Laser comes in without having to start the blade
  7) Great customer Service from Hitachi

  Cons:
  1) Bent/warped Sub Fence on delivery (resolved by Hitachi)
  2) Laser hard to see in any sun lights
  3) Laser blocked when you bring the blade down
  4) LOUD (belt drive sound)
  5) Wrench clip does not hold wrench in place, falls off a lot
  6) Hard to change out blades, need to have 3 hands

  That’s about it. This is a great saw and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. I would have given it 5 stars if it wasn’t for the bent/warp sub fence.

• 4 Joseph

  After a lot of thinking and checking, I looked at every brand of saw, read reviews of every brand, tried every brand first hand. With a ton of searching I decided on this saw, and I am very happy. The digital read out means that while searching for the right angle you can walk away have someone else on the job move it use it and be able to return it exactly to even the most difficult cut angles. The laser is by far the best in the industry don’t care what anyone says about this brand or that, the best laser system by 100 times over anyone else. Mine was perfect out of the box, has worked great since I bought it. With my crews they now fight over who gets the Hitachi and who gets stuck with the Dewalt and Ridgid, helps everyone show up to the shop earlier which is a bonus. Other than that the basic functions are the same as any saw, I hate the Dewalt front cam lock system due to the fact that many times I have had my finger pinched in this thing, so I prefer the twist lock handle this saw has. That and lets face it these days you buy a Dewalt, porter cable or delta and you are just buying black&decker with a different color and a whole lot higher price.

• 5 Urbina

  Much like everyone else I did my research before purchasing and even though the reviews were good I was a little skepical about a brand that I had never used before. Boy was I wrong. This saw is great! Lots of power, easy to use, came almost set up out of the box. I did not have any troubles with broken pieces as others have reported (maybe they have got that fixed). The fence is a little short when flipped open to do bevel cuts but that should be ok since the double bevel will allow you to lay pieces flat while cutting instead of upright. The only other things about the saw is to make sure to get a nice 60 or more tooth blade and probably a stand when buying. The stands will save you space unless you have a huge work area and most have extendable supports which you will need with this saw unless you are cutting something shorter than 2′. This is a great saw and to think that with other brands you would have to spend hundreds more for the same features.

• 6 Johnsen

  The Lasers and Digital readout are brilliant.
  Need to buy a good blade though

• 7 McIver

  This is my first saw with a laser. In concept it is a great idea, but in practice it is a bit gimmicky. There is nothing like watching the saw blade cut your pencil mark in half.

  The digital readouts are nice, a definite improvement over a scale.

  My unit does not swivel easily. It is binding for some reason, and I havn’t had a chance to fix it.

  I bought the saw with Hitachi’s mitre box stand, which is a great companion to the saw. Well engineered and sturdy.

  The saw has an annoying kick when it starts. A soft start feature should have been standard fare.

  My unit did not come damaged. As for adjusting things, everything I buy gets adjusted anyways. The guys putting the machinery togther are not fine craftsmen, and if you want to be a fine craftsman you need to know how to fine tune your own machinery.

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