john92awd Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Is it worth the extra money to get the 20v compact dcs387 over the regular dcs380 saw? Any downsides to the compact? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan m Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 very interested in this myself.the compact looks like it would be a handier tool to have. it should fit into small spaces better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I'm with U both I was almost gonna pick it up during the holidays for 199$ with a tough case but didn't, I really like that they made it compact and all but I would love to c a brushless more powerful one come out :} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMurrah Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I wrote up a review, having owned both. Enjoy! http://www.amazon.com/review/R3L02EQI2K4E08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Denmark Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Lighter weight and improved balance - comfortable 387~2,3 kg vs 380 ~2,7 kg.The 387 got LED to improve visibility of cut , the 380 no light.387 got a compact 4 pole motor delivers power without compromising ergonomics vs 380 got 2 pole motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 KWC, can you move the blade around in the shaft housing? Nice looking saw.thus far my only recip is my M12 Fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Denmark Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 That will be a yes!4 Position Blade Clamp allows for tool free blade changeshttp://www.dewalt.com/tools/cordless-saws-reciprocating-saws-dcs387b.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 size matters in this case smaller is better......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiverDn Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Something to consider, I have the dcs380, (it's pretty new and I've not used it a lot so keep that in mind). And, I have not used the dcs387. One of the spec differences that I noticed is the blade shoe is extendable on the dcs380 and it's fixed on the dcs387. Like I mentioned I haven't used this feature a lot on this saw, but I used it quite a bit on my Porter Cable TigerSaw and think I would miss it on the cordless when using longer blades in tough metal applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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