I had a 10" Craftsman and replaced it with 12" when that was stolen. Loved them both but sold it when we moved. The RAS will do everything the miter saw will do and do it better, except for easily carrying it to a job site. It will also rip, cut moldings and plane, sort of, with the 2-degree beveled sanding disk. I now have a good table saw and a mitre saw and a bunch of attachments for a RAS I can't use any more.