I like Dewalt. Main reason is availability and price. Not to mention great quality.
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Parkside / Parkside Performance
Great value, easy to get many tools that last long enough if you don’t use them daily.
I sort of fell into getting started with the Greenworks line of tools. They have had some good sales. I now have a 40V 1/2" impact, 24V impact driver, drill, 40V pole chain saw, 14" chain saw, 48V and 80 volt leaf blowers and an 80 volt 21" mower.
I am a sort of a light use guy for most of the stuff. But it all has been problem free and does the job for me.
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Milwaukee. The only 12V power tool I tried so far that had sufficient power for everything I do. Others will probably have caught up by now, but when I had to decide on an ecosystem, Milwaukee had the only reasonable 12V lineup. Since their tools did not let me down (and I own quite some batteries) I’ll stick with it.
We also have 36V Stihl AP for larger gardening tools.
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Started accumulating Ryobi One+ years ago. The cool kids may be into DeWalt/Milwaukee/Makita, but I built a shed of my own design with them and they managed the task like a champ.
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And you can afford to get batteries as well.
Go! Team Neon Green!
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12V = Dewalt
20V = Hercules
Edit to add: I have no preference in “corded” power tools. I have a mish-mosh of several brands, some 30+ years old.
My 1980 Black and Decker Dnj72. Still going strong despite heavy use. They do not make them like that any more.
Mike
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Milwaukee and eGo. I’m still using my V28 upgraded to m28 batteries in some of my older tools and also have m12 and m18. In eGo I’ve been using their zero turn mower for 5 seasons with 6 10AHrs as well as most of their big tools like the snow blower, power washer, shop vac, power broom, hedge trimmer, 3 leaf blowers, power snow shovel. I was a little hesitant to go electric, but my John Deere compact diesel mower hasn’t been used as a mower in five years.
I also have Milwaukee M12 impact driver and 3/8" drill/ I actually prefer them to the Greenworks 24V stuff for quick jobs. They are lighter and less bulky.
I have a M12 FPD2 and it’s awesome for working in somewhat tight spaces or overhead. And it still has enough torque for all my needs, so I’m still happy with my choice.
Ryobi, mainly. I like the “plus”-ability as far as batteries, 'though mainly just keep the come-with battery on the doodad itself.
Plus, the neon green helps me find the damned things when I leave 'em around and forget where.
(Hmmm, wonder if they fluoresce…)
'Though for lots of tools, I prefer the extra power of corded. Battery-powered either lacks the power and/or the runtime, whereas corded will run all f’n day going full-tilt.
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I have primarily M18 tools & a few M12, but I’m stumped about “FPD2”. Help!
EDIT: FPD2 = Fuel Percussion Drill/Driver The EU’s version of N.A.'s Hammer Drill on Milwaukee’s Fuel technology.
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Ryobi since its a large ecosystem and i can get good deals.
I’d go DeWalt if i needed them for professional work.
Wait, Milwaukee uses a different naming scheme in the EU and US? Lmao. That’s dumb.
THX. I looked for it too. EU only I guess. No real equivalent on the US Milwaukee site. Only one “Hammer Drill” in M12 is 1/2" and listed as discontinued.
Good question!
Initially, I didn’t feel that the naming distinction was all that strange between our continents, but I also wanted to be accurate in “my unofficial take” of these two power tools, and to avoid confusion.
With that, I now realize that a Percussion Drill is just another name for the tool I grew up knowing as a Rotary Hammer Drill. A “mini jackhammer” that also drills if you will.
While both Percussion Drills and Hammer Drills are used for pretty much the same purpose of drilling into hard surfaces such as concrete or masonry, the pounding action of a Percussion Drill is more aggressive. Also, Hammer Drills typically have the option to only drill.
Therefore, I would consider the Percussion Drill to be more of a professional grade tool with a singular purpose, while the Hammer Drill is a less powerful, albeit more versatile tool geared more toward the DIYer/homeowner.
Are you 'bored" yet?
I looked this up and found two different takes on it. The first was exactly what you said. Then I found this:
“If you are a home user or only occasionally working on concrete: we recommend using the percussion drill”
“Rotary hammers are built with sturdier components and better heat dissipation mechanisms, ensuring prolonged durability and extended tool life compared to percussion drills”
Which says the opposite… that Hammer Drills are more heavy duty… Isn’t the internet a confusing place… ??
But the above actually refers to and pictures Milwaukee tools .
FWIW 
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I prefer the description offered from the President Trading article…thanks for sharing!
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Milwaukie makes the best cordless tools, generally. Hilti makes the best rotohammers for drilling concrete, followed closely by Bosch: fact.
I wish I owned Milwaukie. However, I own:
Dewalt my son gifted me to start it off. (Drill, Driver, saw, ossilating tool etc) -note you can retro many of the Dyson vacumns to take a Dewalt, Ryobi, or milwaukie battery. My wife was pleased when I did this to her failing V8 Aminal which she so dearly loves)
Ryobi (Dewalt doesn’t make glue guns etc, now I’ve got a jigsaw and some other tools)
Ego for outside tools (chainsaw, lawnmower, edger, hedge trimmer, blowers. )