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I wonder if there is a Hipster tax on DeWalt though- they seem to have cornered the market in terms of those DIY programs on TV so have an efficient marketing operation.

In a funny kind of way that makes me prefer Makita because they don't have effective marketing.

There is definitely a hipster tax on DeWalt, and to make things worse, they've introduced budget friendly items. These at as a easy buy-in to the brand, but they save money by making them out of cheese. The expensive stuff is still good, but for me the brand is infected.

Makita are far better. Hitachi stuff is better from a 'bang-for-buck' view point. I've always been happy enough with the standard green bosch stuff though. Although the 800W drill is'nt much cop at removing seized BB's.