We have a 77, and we often use it for the first pass of a long rip, because it has so much torque. It's just a great general purpose saw to have around the shop and construction site for whatever reason. We also have a dewalt 8-1/4, which we like for that extra little bit of DOC (depth of cut). It cuts almost 3 inches, which is enough for tenon shoulders on an 8" stick. I guess it's a one trick pony, though, because we don't really use if for anything else.