DeWALT Flexvolt 60V Brushless 7-1/4" Circular Saw + 1/2" Hammer Drill Combo Kit

Awesome deal! I am glad that I waited. Very nice hammer drill and powerful circular saw. The batteries along is more than $200.

Strange the picture shows the saw but the description says it's the drill and an impact. No saw. I wonder which is the truth.

Edit: looks like the front page description of the kit doesn't match the detailed description at all. The front page description says the drill is the 3 speed model.

Quote from alexlzl : Awesome deal! I am glad that I waited. Very nice hammer drill and powerful circular saw. The batteries along is more than $200.

I like the deal, but you'd be out of your mind to spend $200 on a 9ah flex and 2ah batter unless retail prices are just your thing.
I actually prefer this hammer drill (compact) over the 996 just because that one is so much bigger and hammer functions for these drills are mostly gimmick use, not for real concrete drilling. Good deal.

Quote from TheSaltyPilgrim : Strange the picture shows the saw but the description says it's the drill and an impact. No saw. I wonder which is the truth. Edit: looks like the front page description of the kit doesn't match the detailed description at all. The front page description says the drill is the 3 speed model.

I'm more concerned about it saying 6ah battery but pictured with 9ah.

Quote from jonrmartinez : I'm more concerned about it saying 6ah battery but pictured with 9ah.

Yeah, the descriptions are all wrong, compared.

Even with the jacked up description, I'll bite on this. If I receive the wrong stuff I'll just return it locally.

I'm about to screen in a large porch with brick columns and a concrete floor, so this is ideal.

Does everyone need this?

Clearly not

Is it a good deal given that DeWalt just came out with a new hammer drill?
Meh

Is XR worth it and is Flexbolt worth it?
XR has better efficiencies from the start and now DeWalt keeps pushing them even further, it's becoming the de facto way so if you want the latest and greatest in power then absolutely. Your cuts can be better (depends on the users skills too of course) simply from it having more power. Flexbolt is worth it if you feel that you are going to walk the line between 20v and 60v. That is something only you can decide. Futureproofing if you never plan on using 60v is moronic. There are numerous tests including some that're only weeks old by top YouTubers (when it comes to power tools) that shows a high capacity battery (5Ah or higher) diffidently will give more power to the new drills (I assume its no different for this drill/saw) but they also point out that Flexvolt doesn't give it more power simply for being Flexvolt for similar Ah. So a 6Ah battery on a 20v tool that's Flexvolt probably will preform the same as a less expensive regular 6Ah DeWalt XR battery.

With that said... I needed a reciprocating saw asap so I found a deal for a compact saw on eBay for $80 that isn't XR, not brushless but it preforms great. I wont be using it much at all, just here and there so why in Gods name would I need XR for that? Just throwing money out at that point.

Buy barebone tools off eBay and battery packs on sale from big box stores or this?
Great question, Me. I would try to get batteries included in packs if you can but only if it makes sense. The freedom to get barebone tools from ACME Tools, Home Depot, Lowes, eBay really frees a person up.. these package deals can be good but you also might be stuck with older technology (such as this hammer drill).

You seem to be very smart, armchair expert, so should I buy?
If you don't need DeWalts new '20% more powerful drill with new handle' then yeah. The battery is good but the circular saw is really where the money is at.. circular saw is diffendently a common power tool so you always want to sink money into those, not tools you wont be using much so if you need it - get it and I strongly suggest heading over to YouTube to look up 'circular saw jigs' .. there's some really nice track designs out there to get you perfect cuts every time, on the cheap. The battery is good enough for most of DeWalts consumer-centric power tools.. 6Ah is a bit heavy but not too bad.. this is a sweet spot where most tools you buy from them will run at their maximum power which is exactly what you want!

Quote from jonrmartinez : I'm more concerned about it saying 6ah battery but pictured with 9ah.

The new DCS578 comes with 9Ah battery vs 6Ah that comes with the old DCS575

Comments on this saw vs. 60v worm saw? I have the 20v xr and it gets the job done but often binds.

Seems like a good deal on the best circular saw dewalt has to offer. Kind of on the fence about it. I need a good saw because I have a side job coming up and my old battery power saw won't cut it. Wondering if I should wait until the holiday weekend for more sales and deals or pull the trigger now?

Quote from UltraLazer : Comments on this saw vs. 60v worm saw? I have the 20v xr and it gets the job done but often binds.

Here's a great video compared between the two. They are very close.
https://youtu.be/PPZz_VIlRuY

Is this saw the low, medium or high power one?

Edit: Looks like HD mixed up the description with the older kit DCKTS293T2. The good thing is you can always return if it isn't correct item.[/QUOTE]

Which 60 volt battery comes with it? If it is the 9 AH 60 volt, this is golden...