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I have been searching for about two months now, looking for the perfect saw. I narrowed my choices, ever so slowly, to two. The Bosch and the Ridgid.R4510. I went to Home Depot and Lowes to look at each one, and went back to each two times. Luckily the stores were within two minutes of each other. I closed them, opened them, played with the adjustments, extended the table, tilted the blade, disassembled and reassembled the guards (I think they are identical) and moved the fence. for the record, i did own the Bosch and loved it but someone loved it more and took it to their house, from mine. So, i had to get a replacement. I hope they catch the little bastard!!!!!!! i regress. The first thing i noticed was the fence on the Ridgid was much smoother. The fence on my Bosch always chattered as it was moved. The new one did the exact thing, which i found frustrating. The Ridgid was smooth and didn't bind at all. The ridgid also seemed to have a more secure lock. Oh, yeah, it also had a micro-adjustment which i thought was a good touch. Tilting the blade on the Ridgid was easy and smooth, you just pushed in the crank that raises the blade and it engages into a gear and you move it to the correct setting, with no effort. The Bosch had to be unlocked and it swung loose and you brought it to your desired setting and locked it in. Not accurate at all. They both seemed to be of equal quality. both had a crap blade. I thought the solid tires on the Ridgid were more of a logical choice rather than the phnumatic on the Bosch. I had to pump my Bosch tires a number of times. for some reason they lost pressure if you didn't use it for a while. Although i guess you could put some kind of sealer into the tire itself. I looked these saws up and down over and under making every comparison i could think of. I went into this with the mindset that i would buy the Bosch because it was $100.00 more and therefore had to be better. Well, i was wrong. It isn't. I am a very particular buyer and i buy quality tools, so my decision to buy the Ridgid even kind of surprised me. But, i have to be honest. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I COULD JUSTIFY IN MY MIND SPENDING AN ADDITIONAL ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS JUST BECAUSE THE SAW WAS BLUE. Nope. The value just was not justified. Also, and this is very important, the Ridgid is guaranteed for as long as you own it. So, i truly believe the Ridgid to be the better saw and the better value. I hope this helped you out.