I have the DeWalt 12" slider. Good accurate saw with a couple of draw-backs:
1. The hold down clamps are useless. Poor design and they just do not work
2. Mine has the laser light. Don't waste extra money for that model if using it for furniture work. The 12" slider without it is cheaper and otherwise identical. The problem with the laser light is that it only shadows the plate of the blade when its spinning, so does not show an accurate line for the kerf as the teeth stick out. If you have to lower the blade to register the kerf on the cutline, the light isn't needed IMHO. If you can live with a 64th" discrepancy, the light works fine. I normally mark with a knife instead of a carpenters pencil, so rarely use it. For construction work the light would be a plus as with experience, you can pretty much eyeball the slight offset you need.
3. For the dust collection to work, you do need a vacuum, and it costs extra for the attachment to hook up either a 1 1/4 or 2" hose. The included bag is useless. I feel that the "universal adapter" should be included. I my use, I found that a 1 1/4" vac hose was as efficient as a 2"in keeping the saw dust clear in the rear of the saw.
Otherwise it is an excellent saw. The fences were square to the table vertically as well as to the perpendicular cut line, and all the bevel and angle adjustments were right on. All preset detents for the common angles were also accurate. All are easily adjustable if one needs to tweek them. The slide does not deflect, so it makes accurate, repeatable cuts, both vertically and beveled. The slide has a positive latch which secures it when transporting, and when just making chop cuts. It is a belt drive, which I like. As with any 12" slider, it does take up some real estate. The motor has some kick to it when you trigger it that takes a little getting used to. The handle and switch work well with both right and left hands.
If you get one, one caution. There is a piece of plastic in the blade trough that just touches the blade. The first time you trigger the saw, make sure it is not down in the trough as the teeth will grab the plastic and throw it up into the blade and may damage the saw and blade. (I read about this when researching the saw). If you have the blade up, trigger it, lower it, and push it through the first cut with the blade spinning, it will cut a minimum kerf in the plastic and will cause no more problems after that. The problem occurs when the blade is started with it resting on the plastic piece when the saw is brand new.