First off, thanks for all of the responses. I want even try to respond to them all but I will give a little background on what I am looking to use these for. I do realize I was a little vague on my initial question. These will be for mostly home construction. The house we moved into was built in 2004 so a lot of the outside trim, boards and typical wood porches are starting to rot from the inside out because of water damage and I will begin replacing them as needed this spring/summer. I also have a condo in downtown Atlanta that from time to time, since I rent it out, needs work done to it as well. I am also in the process of building up my basement to use part of it for a lounge/workshop for my motorcycles, so I will be framing, sheet rocking, shelves, trim, etc. When I buy something, I generally take good care of the things and believe that they should last a long time. I have done a lot of research online but as any of you know you get good and bad reviews on just about every thing you look at. I finally decided to go with Dewalt but really feel that Milwaukee, Makita, Rigid, etc. would all probably be just as good or close to the Dewalt. The reason for the DCD791d2 drill was because I didn't need the impact wrench or a hammer drill. I already have both of them that are corded for heavy duty things like front sprocket removal and drilling into the concrete in my basement. Other things I will be eventually getting will be a skill saw and a sawzall. I guess before I bought a brand I wanted to see what other people felt about Dewalt and all of the tools tat can share the same batteries. But, since Dewalt is a little pricey I thought about going with Rigid since they are a little cheaper and have a lot of things to use as well.
To be honest on the miter saw. I have never owned one of these but wanted to purchase something of quality that will last a long time and let me be able to grow into it. That was why I decided to go with a 12". I will be using it but not like every day. I didn't feel the need to spend a couple of hundred more on a slider. Eventually, I will probably buy a table saw. And yes, I will be getting a stand for this.
To sum it up, is it worth it to go with Dewalt or Rigid or Milwaukee or Makita or all of these decent choices to make as long as I get a decent model made by them. I think the dcd791d2 drill is just the next version of the dcd790d2 with different led lighting that has multi functions for the amount of time it stays on, so basically the same drill but both are the same price.
Sorry for the long rant, kind of hard to put all of this in a short sentence. Eventually, I will be posting a link to my basement moto-garage. But here are a few pictures of what I will be working on.
Thanks again for the help.....mf
