Well, I‘ve been using the saw and extractor for about a week solid now.
The saw cuts as well as I had read about, and now I’ve got to grips with it, I love it more every time I use it. I have been a long time Makita owner/user and own a lot of their cordless stuff, so this saw seemed the right choice. I nearly went for a corded Festool but I now know I made the right choice. Can’t think of any negatives, maybe the rear bevel lock clamp is a bit fiddly, especially if you have big hands? Not really a big issue though TBH.
The dust extractor: At first I thought it was going to be underpowered but, I was surprised and pleased to find that it’s not.
It copes fine with the plunge saw, very little dust escapes with each pass and the Bluetooth is solid.
I also used other tools with the extractor including some corded tools. It coped fine with a corded palm sander, and also the cordless finishing sander. It also coped with a corded biscuit joiner, and cordless multi tools.
The only tool I tried that allowed dust of any quantity to escape was my cordless 1/4” router. To be fair it may be the way I was using the router, as some scenarios were better than others.
I haven’t yet used the extractor with my miter saw, so I will report back when I’ve done so.
Even though I have other extractors, I will keep this one for convenience. The only improvement I can think of, would be to make this AWS version AC/DC.
generally, I love both the saw and extractor, and would recommend both.
Steve👍🏻