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The shadow line, and part numbers you can actually trust
A laser projects a red line near where the blade is supposed to be, so it needs calibrating and it drifts. XPS puts an LED behind the blade and lets the blade cast its own shadow onto the workpiece: the line is the actual kerf, it moves when you change the blade, and there is nothing to align.
On a saw you will own for a decade, that is the difference between a feature and a gimmick. The DWS774 at €294 is the cheapest way onto it on this site.
Three mitre saw listings in our research did not name their model in the title — “DEWALT 1.400 Watt Paneelsäge” and similar. Their part numbers read DWS774-QS and DWS777-QS, which identified them exactly.
DeWalt was the only brand where that field was reliable every single time. It is a small thing that saved this site from publishing two reviews under the wrong model name.
Prices scatter. The DWS777 showed €403 in France and €842 in Spain on the same reference and the same day. Check your own market before ordering.
18 V cordless · plunge or trim base · brushless
The cordless router, in both bases, with a brushless motor — and a genuinely different tool from every mains machine on this page.
Best for: Edge trimming, hinge recesses and template work, especially away from a bench
≈ $790
1,800 W · 317 mm (12.5 in) · portable
The professional portable thicknesser: 317 mm (12.5 in) wide, 1,800 W, and built to be carried to a job and used all day.
Best for: Daily use at full width, where the machine has to keep going rather than keep up
5 in pad · 3 A · 8,000–12,000 OPM · counterweight · dust-sealed switch
The only random orbit sander on either half of this shelf with a price on its listing — and it publishes an orbit range.
Best for: Finishing a surface before a finish goes on it, with a DEWALT extractor already in the shop
≈ $79
210 mm (8.27 in) · rack-and-pinion fence · 65 mm (2.56 in) cut
The most refined compact saw here: a rack-and-pinion fence that moves squarely by design, in a body small enough to carry in one hand.
Best for: Site work and small workshops where accuracy matters more than capacity
216 mm (8.50 in) · XPS shadow line · 1,400 W
The cheapest way onto DeWalt's XPS shadow line, which is the feature that changes how a mitre saw is used.
Best for: Anyone who wants an accurate cut line and does not need the bigger motor
216 mm (8.50 in) · XPS shadow line · 1,800 W
The DWS774 with 400 more watts and a sliding fence — worth it if you cut hardwood all day, and not otherwise.
Best for: Daily use in hardwood, where the extra motor stops the saw bogging on the tenth cut
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
