Einhell Professional TP-PS 18/165 Li BL 18V Power X-Change 165mm Cordless Plunge Saw (Body Only) vs Scheppach PL75 210mm Plunge Saw with Guide Rail

Pros

• + An excellent Amazon UK owner rating, the best in this category
• + Brushless motor at a published 5,000 rpm with soft start, an engine brake and restart protection
• + 56mm of cut at 90 degrees and 42mm at 45 on a 56-tooth blade, the finest blade supplied here
• + 4.23kg, the lightest saw on this page, with a 36mm extraction connection and a ten-year motor guarantee on registration

Cons

• − Body only: no battery and no charger, so the real cost includes a pack and a charger unless you already run Power X-Change
• − No rail in the box, and Einhell's own rail is 2 x 1,000mm - a crosscut rail, not a full-length rip rail
• − Single speed with no variable-speed dial, where the Makita below holds a set speed under load
• − No riving knife or rail lock published, and a modest owner record, thinner than the corded Einhell's or the Makita's

Pros

• + 75mm of cut at 90 degrees published, 70mm on the rail - by far the deepest here
• + 1,600W, the biggest motor in the category, on a 210mm 36-tooth blade
• + Riving knife clearance published in Scheppach's own specification table, plus an integrated splinter guard
• + Rail in the box, an enclosed blade guard, a 35mm extraction port and a 16mm close-to-wall cut

Cons

• − A mixed owner rating on a substantial record, under the floor this ranking requires of a number one pick
• − 6.68kg, the heaviest saw on this page
• − The listing claims a 2.5m rail system where Scheppach's UK shop lists 1.4m - check what the bundle actually contains
• − 36-tooth general purpose blade and no published soft start