I had one of these from probably 15-20 years ago. It was decent for what it was. I think I paid well under $500 for it (maybe $250-350, I think). It wasn't a great saw, but it was a decent saw. I made a ton of stuff with it that looked nice.
But I would not buy the current version. I do have some Ryobi 18V tools (impact, weedeater, leaf blower, multitool) and they work well. The models that I have are also generally the "best" Ryobi models of the type (brushless, etc...).
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Steve
'08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960
- never named a car before, but this is Charlotte.
'88 targa

SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten