I too was sucked in by this. The display models at my local Home Depot and Lowes both have the upgrade capabilities. When you purchase a new saw with the same model number... There it is, gone... I totally agree. Modifying the parts to dumb it down had to cost a certain amount of money. Why would they spend to eliminate that when it was already in place? If they weren't selling well, at least they were selling. You can still buy the XPS system on Ebay if you're lucky enough to have an older saw. If these guys, and there are a number of them, are making money selling these units then what the hell is DeWalt talking about? Or was this just another boneheaded decision by someone high enough up in the food chain to have his head up his butt and no clue what the customers want and need?
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I too was sucked in by this. The display models at my local Home Depot and Lowes both have the upgrade capabilities. When you purchase a new saw with the same model number... There it is, gone... I totally agree. Modifying the parts to dumb it down had to cost a certain amount of money. Why would they spend to eliminate that when it was already in place? If they weren't selling well, at least they were selling. You can still buy the XPS system on Ebay if you're lucky enough to have an older saw. If these guys, and there are a number of them, are making money selling these units then what the hell is DeWalt talking about? Or was this just another boneheaded decision by someone high enough up in the food chain to have his head up his butt and no clue what the customers want and need?