Hitachi circular saws are the mutts nuts IME with really good cast ali baseplates.
Some of the Mak ones are better than others IME. The Site badged version I got from SF is ok for th3e money[1]- certainly massively better than the B&D proline one it replaced (and the proline stuff was a fair improvement on the normal B&D fodder)
[1] SF are still knocking out the 110V version at £30 which is a very good price...
My excellent Skilsaw with a new new tungston blade was not cutting trellis very well, but I did manage to cut a couple of bits. When I went to cut fence posts it barely cut at all. Then I discovered that some silly old fool had put the blade on backwards!
I'm very pleased with my Makita circular saw. I can't find anything wrong with it.
The blade guard was the main problem on mine. Those little wheels on the front kept falling off & it twisted out of shape easily.
Much prefer the more rigid cast one on the AEG.
I bought a B&D 7 1/4" circular saw in 1980 from B&Q and it has built 3 houses ... been used and abused, and loaned out many times .... been worth the cost 10 times over.
A bit like Triggers brush ... several new blades, 2 new mains leads one new switch ... but still going strong.
I recently bought a MAC Allister MCS1200L (B&Q own brand) for something in the region of =A350. Good solid cast base plate, very rigid compared to others on the shelf with pressed steel plates.
No little wheels on the MAC but the return spring is a tad on the strong side for my liking. I find it tends to lift the saw when used with a saw board, it doesn't just rotate out of the way, it requires effort.
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