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@mespilus
If I was starting an 18V tool collection now,
I would be willing to pay the (decreasing) premium for brushless tools.
I had a green Bosch 18V 'Power4All' combi drill as mentioned above,
but was dismayed at the slow rate Bosch added other tools.
Offloaded it to a mate, 2 years ago, and went for Ryobi, initially a combi drill with 2x 2.5Ah batteries.
Have added some more (yellow) tools, Aligator saw, tiny circular saw, and the pole hedge trimmer. The Ryobi 18V batteries also fit the older blue Ryobi tools, which are easy to pick up as bargains, (angle grinder, hedge trimmer, combi drill).
Backed up with Bosch (dust collecting) SDS, Draper Breaker and 110V Makita 9 inch angle grinder.
As & when the combi drill gives up/wears out, I will have to think about which brushless brand to move to. Aldi/Lidl recently had a brushless drill / impact driver combination at a very good price, which I'm guessing was also made by Techtronic.