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I think the bosch stuff is OK for light DIY, which is what its aimed at. Its the blue stuff that doesn't seem to be really up there anymore. Was gifted a pair of massive Bosch blue SDS, 24/40v one nicad one nimh. Got a new no name battery for both, and ended up keeping one, selling the other. Only runs for about 15-20 mins, but jesus you can get a lot done with it in that time. Most often used for smashing holes in the side of buildings up a ladder where TBH 15 mins feels like a lifetime, and getting power up several stories just sounds like an accident waiting to happen.
If your after a circular saw for not a lot that is pretty good I bought a corded 'Evolution' brand R185/CSL. Think it was about £50/60 from toolstation/screwfix. Originally bought for ripping broken pallets in order to burn them for heat in the huge workshop woodstove. But treated it to a blade that cost half what the tool did and found it about as good as any (yes it ain't a Fein/Festool/Makita pro tool) for mid weight wood work duties, floorboards, skirting, window and door achitrove, chopping down door bottoms and even did a hardwood floor with it (took a week).
Recently gifted a 'Scheppeuh' mobile bench top saw on wheels, with very low hours on it. Like maybe has ONE hour of use on it for free! Again didn't really envisage using it much, always just clamped the material and chopped away at it, but doing a herringbone engineered type floor next month and think I'll take it along. The fence on it isn't a Fein/Festool quality job, but going to be more than good enough for my needs.
Milwaukee M18FID2 + M18FPD2 turned up. Yup the 18v impact driver is tiny, 5/6ah 18v battery weighs a fair bit but the tool itself is light, and way too powerful. On setting 1 of 3 I've already stripped some timber screws out of the timber. Guess will get used to it. Been used to 5-10 year old Bosch/old makita/erbauer impact drivers that you just hold down the trigger and count to 5 ugga dugga's and hope that you don't have to wait until 10 ugga dugga's