The saw is fine for what I paid. My real gripe is that part of the reason that I chose this model is that Amazon stated in the specs that the saw was assembled in the U.S. Instead, it has the MADE IN CHINA logo emblazoned everywhere. I try to buy American when I can. Amazon isn't helping here...

I own a hardwood flooring business and we have 4 of these saws in use and 3 Dewalt 10" and 1 Hitachi. I had the Milwaukee Magnum 10" but sold it because it was too heavy and hard to use. These Makita 10" saws have a great feel to them and are prefered by our crews. We have never had a repair problem with them except for truing the fence which gets knocked out of square after extended use as is typical with all miter saws I've used. Overall the best 10" saw out there.
Note the DEWALT DW703 10" Miter saw is my second choice and is a good saw, however I did have a defective motor on a 1 week old saw.

for the price this is the saw you need, you may want a 12inch sliding saw but this will do 98% of all tasks that you have. I went looking for a good blade for my old compound slider and ended up walking out of the toolshop with the makita, and i don't regret it. it's small enough to be kept in a tool box instead of rolling around on the back of my pick up. compact unit thats easy to lug around and will handle framing and trim with ease. the jerky nature of the motor is the only consern, and thats why it only gets 4 stars form me.

I've been using Makita tools for over 20 years and have always been impressed with their quality and durability. I bought this saw for doing home projects, so far I have cut oak and pine with it and it makes good solid cuts. Easy to use and seems to be very good quality. Good job Makita. Amazon shipping was excellent as always.

For the money this is a great Miter Saw. It is very powerful. It may not have an infinate range of angle settings, but it has the most common settings.

The Dust bag comes out to low if they reworked that I would rate it 5 stars

This saw does not stay square on the 90 positive stop. On the 45 positive stops, ones on 45 the other on 46. There is too much play on the saw when you are making a cut. Also, the guard sticks about 75% of the time, sometimes open and somtimes closed. Finally, I would never buy a Makita miter saw again, and go with a better brand.