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legitster 4 hours ago

I don't think there's anything to apologize for.

Buying a professional tool with tens of thousands of hours of potential runtime and 1000lb+ of torque is wasteful.

A Ryobi tool will realistically last for the many decades you need it for and do everything you ask of it.

Lower price points doesn't just mean something is junk. It can also be engineering efficiency.

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massysett 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

As the saying goes, anyone can build a bridge that lasts forever. It takes an engineer to build one that lasts fifty years.

	▲	yohannparis 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Excellent, I love it! It remind me of the quote from Blaise Pascale: "I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time." — source: https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/02/03/270680304/this-... The idea that you need expertise and experience to produce something efficient and refined that fit perfectly the need that it fulfills.

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RobotToaster 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Are new ryobi batteries still compatible with all their old tools? I remember it used to be a big selling point that that they never changed their battery system.

	▲	infecto 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes and IMO one of the selling points. They have upgraded the batteries over the years but still base compatibility

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nubinetwork 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> A Ryobi tool will realistically last for the many decades you need it for and do everything you ask of it

Until you buy one of their lawn mowers and the SLA batteries die after a year...

	▲	lesuorac 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		What year? I got one like 5(?) years ago and it was lithium. Definitely doesn't run as long as when it was new but does enough. For those of you getting a lawn mower, don't get the cheapest one you can. A 13" wide blade is uh gunna take nearly double the passes a 20" wide blade will.
	▲	stronglikedan 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		you can cherrypick similar stories from any company

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dfxm12 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What are the price points though? Maybe I lucked into a sale, but when I was looking at drills, all the prices were similar. Maybe Bosch was the (expensive) outlier...