I recently found a New-In-Box Porter Cable 3/8" 2620 Variable Speed Drill amongst my 'stuff' in the garage. I have no idea when I bought it or how many years (or decades ago) - I did?
I just noticed, there is the original wide transparent factory strapping tape still sealing the box...
My two sons both have Dewalt cordless tools so when it came time for me to buy my first cordless Dewalt was the default due to the three of us to be able to interchange batteries. We do some projects together, though not as many as I had anticipated, and it has been handy to have plenty of power supplies available.
I got into Ryobi cheap a few years ago at an estate sale, and can't see any reason to switch. I got several tools and batteries, and they do everything I need them to do. I have abused a couple of them and they still keep going. For the price they do a good job.
Its all right to be white!! Stupidity left unattended will run rampant Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and then win by experience
My son got a deal on a Ryobi set and gifted it to me for my birthday. 6 different tools in one bag; all battery powered. It suits me and my piddling projects. I had a mishmash of Makita and others before. I’m bad about buying from my favorite pawn shops where I can haggle on the price. We have a Milwaukee factory locally and a lot of their products wind up pawned, many in the original packaging. The company is good with their employee discounts especially on overrun items when fulfilling a contract. Of course some walk out of the plant and get liquidated into cash with no questions asked also. They are building yet another plant at Grenada Mississippi.