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Best Makita cordless saw

Updated: 21 October 2026

The best Makita cordless saw in this amazon.co.uk set matches a cut you do on a pack you own. On 20 October 2026 that is the Makita DSS610Z at £119.00, 4.8 from 1,998 reviews, for sheet, decking and studs on 18 V LXT. The best value body is the CISSIYOG at £39.99, 3.8 from 40 reviews, only if the job is light and the pack is already yours. Scores sit on the [Makita cordless saw comparison](/hub/power-saws/makita-cordless-saw). Peter F. used listing rows and Makita UK figures, not a lab. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

The best Makita cordless saw in this amazon.co.uk set matches a cut you do on a pack you own. On 20 October 2026 that is the Makita DSS610Z at £119.00, 4.8 from 1,998 reviews, for sheet, decking and studs on 18 V LXT.

Our top picks

Makita Makita DSS610Z

Best overall

Makita Makita DSS610Z
9.6/10about £119.00
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Makita Makita HS301DZ

Rank 2

Makita Makita HS301DZ
9.0/10about £99.95
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CISSIYOG CISSIYOG LM01-5inCircleSaw

Best value

CISSIYOG CISSIYOG LM01-5inCircleSaw
8.9/10about £39.99
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On this page
  1. 1.The top pick for an LXT owner cutting sheet
  2. 2.The best value body if the pack is already on the shelf
  3. 3.Who the other named bodies are for
  4. 4.Who should leave this set

The top pick for an LXT owner cutting sheet

The DSS610Z is a bare 18 V LXT body with a 165 mm blade, rip fence and TCT blade, and no battery at £119.00. Makita UK states 57 mm at 90°. Across 1,998 reviews at 4.8, owners describe sheet, decking and a brake. The blower clears the line and is not a dust bag. Amazon calls the motor brushless. Makita UK and UK reviews do not. Makita UK lists 94 dB(A), so wear hearing protection. Skip it for CXT-only packs or timber thicker than 57 mm.

The best value body if the pack is already on the shelf

The CISSIYOG LM01-5inCircleSaw at £39.99 has 3.8 from 40 reviews. UK text calls the price fair, mentions blades, and complains about the instructions. The rows give 18 V and 2.59 kg, and claim 11,500 rpm, which nothing here tests. The components row only says Attachments. A 5 inch blade will not follow the DSS610Z through 57 mm of decking. Choose it when you already own a Makita 18 V pack and the timber is thin. The buying guide puts the platform check first.
Makita Makita DSS610Z

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Makita Makita DSS610Z
9.6/10about £119.00
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Who the other named bodies are for

The HS301DZ at £99.95, 4.5 from 1,874 reviews, is the genuine Makita for CXT packs. Makita UK states 25.5 mm at 90° on an 85 mm blade, and an LXT pack does not fit. The KIESBOHR CSE002 at £54.99, 4.5 from 393 reviews, is a 15 cm pruning head for branches, not sheet. The OHAISFELA at £59.99 states a 20 mm stroke, with 4.4 from 16 reviews. A UK note says the label reads 3,000 strokes per minute rather than 3,500. Use it for a light plunge, not as a DSS610Z.

Who should leave this set

The luolety saw at £57.99 is 3.2 from five reviews, with a safety switch a UK writer says failed. The LengSuaa at £54.99 includes a burn-out after four months. Makita UK documents the DHS680 and the DJR187 for a brushless 165 mm saw or a longer recip stroke. This page does not price them. The genuine versus compatible page and the circular or reciprocating page split those exits.

Common questions

Which saw is the top pick here, and who should skip it?
The top pick is the Makita DSS610Z at £119.00, 4.8 from 1,998 amazon.co.uk reviews, for straight cuts in sheet, decking and studs when you already own 18 V LXT packs. Makita UK’s 57 mm depth at 90° is the limit to plan around. Skip it if you only have 12 V CXT batteries, if you need one pass through a sleeper, or if you need a brushless motor Makita UK actually claims. The price does not include a battery or a charger.
Why is the £39.99 saw the best value, not the 4.6-star listing?
Best value here means the lowest compatible circular price with a review count you can read, not the highest star line. The £39.99 CISSIYOG has 3.8 from 40 reviews and UK comments about price and blades. The panthem at £79.99 is 4.6 from only nine reviews, and one line mentions batteries the title omits. Forty reviews at £39.99 is the value case. It is still not a Makita, and it is not a 165 mm site saw.
Is the HS301DZ a better Makita if it costs less?
It costs less, at £99.95 against £119.00, and it has 4.5 from 1,874 reviews, but it is a 12 V CXT trim saw with about 25.5 mm of depth at 90°. It is the better Makita when you own CXT packs and you are cutting flooring or MDF under that depth. It is the worse Makita when your packs are 18 V LXT or the board is decking thickness. A lower shelf price does not cross that platform gap.
Should I treat 4.5 from 393 reviews as the best saw?
That line belongs to the KIESBOHR CSE002 mini chainsaw, not to a circular saw. The sample is the largest among the third-party tools here, and the written use is branch piles. If your job is pruning softwood, it is the relevant popular listing. If your job is a straight cut in a sheet, that review count is about a different tool and should not outrank the DSS610Z.
Do I need hearing protection with the top pick?
Makita UK lists 94 dB(A) for the DSS610, with an uncertainty of 3 dB. HSE action values for workplaces are 80 and 85 dB(A), and 87 dB(A) is the exposure limit once hearing protection is taken into account. Those are workplace duties, and they are still a fair reason to wear protection on a DIY cut at that level. The compatible listings in this set do not publish an equivalent figure you could use instead.

Related pages

How to use a Makita cordless saw

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Circular or reciprocating saw on Makita 18 V packs

Makita compatible saw vs genuine: £40 or £119 body

Sources

Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings in this comparison. Prices, stars and review counts are the stored listing figures for 20 October 2026. There was no lab cut.

  1. Makita UK, DSS610 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  2. Makita UK, HS301D (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  3. Makita UK, DHS680 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  4. Makita UK, DJR187 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  5. HSE, wood dust (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  6. HSE, noise duties for employers (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  7. HSE, hand-arm vibration (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  8. Consumer Rights Act 2015 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  9. amazon.co.uk, Makita DSS610Z (retrieved 20 October 2026)