Been using Ryobi for many years and have a good collection of there tools (drill, impact, multitool, saws all, 6-1/2" saw, blower and weed eater).
Building some cabinets/drawers for the garage with my son, whom we bought Makita drill/impact for Christmas 4-years ago b/c of his school major (architectural science/woodworking). I used his drill and impact and was just blown away by the difference in power and speed. He has the basic 18V tools and it made my Ryobi's feel like toys.
We've got several projects outline in the house he's going to help with and I'm thinking of switching to Makita for compatibility with his stuff. I know DeWalt and Milwaukee are also highly regarded. Also noticed some of the higher end more costly tools in those line ups are also clearly better than their budget versions.
I do a lot of stuff around the house and help family all the time with projects. It's going to probably cost quite a bit to replace all my Ryobi, but I feel like I'll be a lot more satisfied. Probably $5-$7 for drill, impact, multi-tool and saws all). I know about the Home Depot sale, but those bundle packages for Makita and DeWalt are the "lower end" versions of their line up.
My Ryobi Drill and Impact are about 10-years old and I know they have new brushless models that are supposed to be better.
I would also keep my Ryobi yard tools (blower and weed eater) as I can do the whole yard on one 4aH battery.
Building some cabinets/drawers for the garage with my son, whom we bought Makita drill/impact for Christmas 4-years ago b/c of his school major (architectural science/woodworking). I used his drill and impact and was just blown away by the difference in power and speed. He has the basic 18V tools and it made my Ryobi's feel like toys.
We've got several projects outline in the house he's going to help with and I'm thinking of switching to Makita for compatibility with his stuff. I know DeWalt and Milwaukee are also highly regarded. Also noticed some of the higher end more costly tools in those line ups are also clearly better than their budget versions.
I do a lot of stuff around the house and help family all the time with projects. It's going to probably cost quite a bit to replace all my Ryobi, but I feel like I'll be a lot more satisfied. Probably $5-$7 for drill, impact, multi-tool and saws all). I know about the Home Depot sale, but those bundle packages for Makita and DeWalt are the "lower end" versions of their line up.
My Ryobi Drill and Impact are about 10-years old and I know they have new brushless models that are supposed to be better.
I would also keep my Ryobi yard tools (blower and weed eater) as I can do the whole yard on one 4aH battery.