Ken I have two Rigid vacs, neither were expensive. Under $100. I used the piss out of one when I was building my house. Out in the rain, dropped it twenty feet once, and it took more trips down stairs that I can recall. Plus, the damn things will suck the paint off a car - OK an exaggeration...
If you bought one of those silly direct drive saws (non-worm), turn it around. I HATE those F-ing things. They are horrible for kick back and downright dangerous for lumber. The only ones worth having are the little 5"'ers for ripping sheet goods down to a manageable size. The mag worm drives are pretty light. I can carry one around while walking walls installing top plates. The little extra weight helps as you just stand the board on edge, cut it vertically letting the saw's weight drive the cut.
