In article , Doug Miller
wrote:

I'm also looking for recommendations of specific brands and/or models both to
seek out, and to avoid. I intend to avoid tools made in China if at all
possible.

I have a Milwaukee, corded, about 7 years old. It's a great saw. Never
had a problem with it bogging or wandering and I am not a gentle man
with my power tools.

For any serious use, I don't see how a cordless can compete. You'd need
at least three, maybe four batteries in constant rotation. Much easier,
and cheaper, to run an extension cord.