i think i drilled miss milwaukees mom in korea in 85.
but ya, ryobi or one of its various names (craftsman, etc) are fine for what you are looking for. i 'm invested in dewalt stuff. i got a nice starter kit for free so i'm committed at this point. so far the only thing i'm not too keen on is the sander. eats small batteries in about 10 minutes and you can't put a big battery on it because of the dust chute. but it works good. the impacts work great, as do the circular and saber saws.
