Bought this because I wanted a smaller corded circular saw with the blade on the left, like my ridgid cordless circular saw.  I was tired of the batteries being dead all the time.  I like the blade on the left because I am right handed and like to see what I am cutting when I am cutting it.  I think this is a perfect saw for small jobs.  It is very lightweight and small unlike the bohemoth 7 1/2 inch circular saws.  The only possible problem is you can pretty much only cut through 2" stock with the 5 1/2 inch blade.  This is however not a problem to me.  It has great power and feels very sturdy.  If I dropped it I know it would be a problem because it would bend out of alignment, but any circular saw would.  I would definitely recommend it to everyone who is looking for a light duty compact circular saw.