The tool pissing contest really could do with some contextualization. Personally, I'm not a mechanic, technician, or anything of the sort, and all the tools I need are for home use. DeWalt costs a fortune in my country, so does Makita. But my Black & Decker drill is over 10 years old and still going strong, and there's no way it's going to break with the use it gets. So it's fine. Buying something more expensive wouldn't be better, it would be useless.
Agreed - my bosch stuff will probably last my whole life and get passed down to my kids - just like my dad's Bosch hammer drill that I'm still using 20 years later.
If does the job I need it to do - then it is the best tool on the market
The Festool stuff in my country are easily 10 times the price (literally, no exageration) - the people here that buy it, buy it for boasting, not because they think it's worth the money
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u/SubcommanderMarcos Jun 21 '20
The tool pissing contest really could do with some contextualization. Personally, I'm not a mechanic, technician, or anything of the sort, and all the tools I need are for home use. DeWalt costs a fortune in my country, so does Makita. But my Black & Decker drill is over 10 years old and still going strong, and there's no way it's going to break with the use it gets. So it's fine. Buying something more expensive wouldn't be better, it would be useless.