Which Cordless Circular Saws Brand Wins?

brushless, 5,800 RPM stated at introduction

brushless, claimed up to 5,000 RPM, marketed as up to 75 percent more power

brushless, 24V (higher voltage than most competitors' 18 to 20V), claimed 5,500 RPM, marketed as up to 50 percent extra performance

brushless, claimed up to 6,100 RPM

Core 18V brushless, claimed 5,000 RPM

brushless, claimed 6,000 RPM, uses two 18V batteries for 36V total with dual battery level indicators

brushless, claimed up to 5,500 RPM; Flexvolt system allows a 20V or 60V battery

brushless, claimed up to 4,300 RPM, marketed as up to 325 cuts per charge and up to 40 percent faster cutting

brushed motor, claimed up to 3,700 RPM

described as the fastest spinning saw at that point in the video (measured figure exceeds the 5,800 figure stated at introduction; kept verbatim, not reconciled)

not spoken as an exact figure; transcript states it 'came up about 500 short of his advertised RPM rating', which against the stated 5,000 RPM claim implies approximately 4,500 RPM. Derived from that single cross reference, not spoken directly, so flagged rather than stated as measured fact.

described as the fastest spinning saw up to that point in the video

described as the third most of all brands

about 300 RPM short of the 3,700 claim

11.8 oz or 3,965 g

13.7 oz or 3,112 g

14.9 oz or 4,051 g

8.6 oz or 2,968 g

8.3 oz or 3,866 g

11.9 oz or 3,514 g

15.5 oz or 3,616 g

9.3 oz or 2,986 g, described as the lightest yet at that point in the video

5.3 oz or 3,780 g

by far the loudest of all saws tested

described as fairly quiet

described as the loudest yet at that point in the video

described as the loudest yet at that point in the video

described as about three times longer than the Craftsman and Ridgid

the fastest stop of all saws tested

1.6, 1.66 seconds, moved into second place behind the Kobalt at time of testing; recap segment later lists it at 1.62 seconds

1.82, 2.12 seconds, average 1.92 seconds; described as about 37 percent faster than the Ridgid on the first cut

1.41, 1.51 seconds, took the lead from the Worx at time of testing; recap segment lists it finishing second overall in the standard 5 lb test at 1.48 seconds

1.51, 1.71 seconds, moved into the lead over the Craftsman at time of testing

1.87, 1.66 seconds, average 1.76 seconds

1.76, 1.71 seconds, average 1.81 seconds

2.22, 2.02 seconds, average 2.12 seconds

2.32, 2.22 seconds; described as about 15 percent slower than the Craftsman

2.73, 3.08 seconds, average 2.9 seconds

1.16 seconds, tied with the Makita for second in the standard pressure ranking; 10 lb: 1 second, third place; tested out of curiosity with a 12 amp hour battery: 0.75 seconds, 0.15 seconds faster than the DeWalt with its Flexvolt 12 amp hour combination

1.51 seconds, lost a lot of blade speed but completed the cut; 10 lb: 1.26 seconds, host expected it to stall but it held on for the fastest cut recorded up to that point in the video; finished 5th in the taking-into-account 5/7.5/10 lb overall pressure ranking

lasted nearly a second and almost completed the cut before stalling out, did not complete; not listed among the saws that could handle 10 lb

described as very fast at 5 lb, but 7.5 lb was too much pressure, did not complete

1.46 seconds, described as more than enough torque to handle it; 10 lb: 1.06 seconds, easily managed; finished 4th in the taking-into-account 5/7.5/10 lb overall pressure ranking

1.16 seconds, tied with Milwaukee; 10 lb: 0.9 seconds, described as very impressive with plenty of power to handle 10 lb; finished second in the taking-into-account 5/7.5/10 lb overall pressure ranking

1.41 seconds, completed; 10 lb: too much for the stock battery, stalled; retested with a 5 amp hour battery matching the Flex's for a fairer comparison, made a little more progress but still stalled; retested with a non-standard 12 amp hour battery costing about twice as much as the saw itself, completed in 0.9 seconds

stalled about halfway through the board at 7.5 lb, did not complete

lasted about 2 seconds at 7.5 lb before the saw gave up just a few inches from completing the cut, did not complete

faster than six other brands despite having the second highest RPM

transcript notes a delay before the motor engages once the trigger is pulled

nearly identical to the Worx

transcript notes it spins about 1,000 RPM faster than the Ryobi and still outperformed it in this test

about half a second longer than the Worx and Kobalt despite having the third highest RPM

nearly twice as long as the Craftsman despite the Craftsman claiming only 300 more RPM; transcript notes a very noticeable trigger lag and slow brakes

the fastest and most responsive of all saws tested despite having the lowest RPM