Strengths: color.
Weaknesses: for me i have bout several dewalts in the years i wood not recommend them to a pro guest yet i wood wait five more years, the thing that i found about dewalt tool is the are like product that are in a position of braking into the market Thai need to price and difference the product to sale .their is one dewalt that i do recommend which is the cop saw stand , others companies have put out their version but it is still the best all in all. if you look at their fit and finish of the tool and compare it to others you will see that it is not as good as others . as well the Patton or template of the tools is of older designed tools. it will take time to up grade it cost money to design or r and d new tool design. its about money.
What You Wanted to Know Before You Bought It: the cost to repair the tool is out of aliment with its cost , if you by it for 150.00 and it cost 50.00 to repair you wood be better of buying the better quality tool in the fist place as you need the tool on the job sit not being repaired .for home use it could be ok as it does not see the work loud.
What Would You Tell the Maker of This Tool: me telling them is a wast of time they now the problem with their tools .it is about sales and breaking into the market that is at the hart of their product at this time.