"Bobsprit" wrote in message

Loco, Ryobi doesn't make a professional cordless drill.
They are all cheap
consumer models for the most part.

According to an acquaintance who services hand power tools, this is true.
They are all consumer-level products.

Nor have I ever seen a "pro" pull a Ryobi
anything out.

The group that just installed my new soffits and fascia all used Ryobis. I
asked the company owner about them. His reponse was that he had used DeWalt
(made by Black and Decker, for the most part) and Porter Cable
driver/drills, and the workers kept dropping them and destroying them. So
he switched to Ryobis to cut his losses. And he said they've actually
worked just as well. No problems of any nature that he hadn't already
incurred with the more expensive drills. Of course his workers drop them,
too, so how long he uses them before replacing 'em is anyone's guess.

Dewalt, Makita, Porter Cable and Some B&D are good products

I'm no fan of B&D, but I think you get what you pay for. If your duty cycle
is consumer, not professional, a B&D drill or whatever may last for decades.
If you use 'em everyday, all day, they won't hold up.

Max