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Dewalt and Makita make some particularly cheap tools aimed at the DIY market which are definitely of questionable quality. So you can’t necessarily rely on the brands completely.
Makita also now do a DIY range with slightly different batteries, and a range of corded power tools based on older models which are red - and appear to be good value.
I find it funny when people try and argue which manufacturer is best, and then end up comparing a £100 drill to a £350 one. It’s too convoluted a thing to try and compare really.
Usually, there is little difference between the big brands at the same price point.
Also, people love to quote power output figures as if it’s the de facto measurement of how good something is. A good example is the D handle festool vs the Milwaukee. The Milwaukee is a lot more powerful, but has terrible ergonomics, balance and control by comparison - all of which seem a lot more important to me for a tool I’d be buying for delicate and precise work.
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I think there are various ‘Makita’ ranges. I bought a Makita drill from
b and q ages ago - I wasn’t impressed with it at all. I’m pretty sure someone here mentioned that b and q were using the Makita name on drills with ‘cheaper’ internals. The guy who fitted our kitchen has a Makita drill which was brilliant - very small and very powerful and very expensive. It was nothing like the drill I had bought.