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The numbering of any cordless/corded tools make it very hard to know whether you are getting something of the same quality between brands. They all seem to knock out several models of everything built to a price point/quality.
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Don't rate Bosch any more, last angle grinder we bought at work is a vibrating nightmare.
Makita is ok and does the job, then we tried DeWalt, similar prices, no going back to Makita.
Makita is ok and does the job, then we tried DeWalt, similar prices, no going back to Makita.
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I like Bosch gear, though I'm not blindly saying they're perfect. You occasionally see some part & think: "That's a bit sh*te".
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Same here, not getting the same service life out of the newer models, could be down to buying from Ebay but the warranty isnt worth the ag. Bought these a few weeks ago from a local wholesaler and its last chance saloon for Bosch as far as I am concerned and they will be going back if they go bang.
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stopped sing Bosch years ago.....built under licience in China.......
same goes for deWalt....think Black n Decker and we all know what rubbish that was....bought quite a few D/W from house n workshop clearout sales.......gotta say rubbish....
Now I only buy Japanese corded tools and Milwaukee for the batt stuff.....
same goes for deWalt....think Black n Decker and we all know what rubbish that was....bought quite a few D/W from house n workshop clearout sales.......gotta say rubbish....
Now I only buy Japanese corded tools and Milwaukee for the batt stuff.....
All my normal stuff is Dewalt and I've no issues with it at all. We can all listen to the naysayers to suggest it's "just Black and Decker", so what? The longest lasting power tool I own is a Black And Decker.Everyone forgets many of the brands have cheaper cousins made under the same umbrella.
I have the DCF899 impact and it's excellent value but I'm going to buy the DCF900 when it comes available here.
You have to be very naive to say one major brand of cordless tool is better than another. The reality is every brand has tools which are better than everyone elses. Milwaukee is the flavour at the moment but, on some of the stuff Dewalt is streets a head. My lad has Milwaukee, Dewalt torches are way better than the Milwaukee ones, maybe not important to alot of people but we use a torch every day. Milwaukee cordless heat gun is not in the same league as the Dewalt one and mean not even close.
I have the DCF899 impact and it's excellent value but I'm going to buy the DCF900 when it comes available here.
You have to be very naive to say one major brand of cordless tool is better than another. The reality is every brand has tools which are better than everyone elses. Milwaukee is the flavour at the moment but, on some of the stuff Dewalt is streets a head. My lad has Milwaukee, Dewalt torches are way better than the Milwaukee ones, maybe not important to alot of people but we use a torch every day. Milwaukee cordless heat gun is not in the same league as the Dewalt one and mean not even close.
I think it's a bit of an exageration to say Dewalt stuff is rubbish.
We have direct comparison in our house, my kit is Dewalt and my son's is Milwaukee. I cannot say there is any of the Milwaukee stuff he has that is game changer level of difference to my Dewalt kit. His Hi-torque impact is very good but the new Dewalt DCF900 knocks it out of the park. Miluakee M18 and M12 grease guns are very good but part of that is the fact the Dewalt one is 3 times the price even though they are cheap in the USA. Milwaukee angle grinders are good but I still prefer the feel of the Dewalt and I doubt there is a better cordless grinder than the Dewalt Flexvolt it's a beast.
The Milwaukee stuff is also made in China and have cheaper brands under tha same umbrella, the RIgid Tool impact gun has almost identical internals to a Milwaukee. Ryobi is under the same parent.
I've had my kit quite and bit longer and not had a single failure whereas my son has had two warranty repairs within a couple of months with his Milwaukee kit. In fact in 25 years of running Dewalt cordless the only failures I've had have been some bearings in a cordless circular saw and batteries.
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I agree, pick a colour, they're all about the same. I went for DeWalt as I wanted the 3 speed drill and afiak no one else offered one, certainly not in my budget (Hilti do a 4 speed...) I've got some Milwaukee and some Snap On tools too now, just as happy with them. Next time I need a new tool I'll weigh up all the different colours again, might get another Yellow, might be more red, might be something new (Metabo has a certain allure to it...)
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I believe Makita tools have less battery electronics inside them - the Makita battery contains all the battery monitoring / safeguarding system, whereas Dewalt tools contain the battery electronics in the tools themselves. That is why the Makita tools are copied as they don’t need to replicate the electronics as it is contained in the battery.
