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A_Random_Idiot ,
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Milwaukee and Ryobi are owned by the same company.

Ryobi occupies the entry level/budget market, and Milwaukee is the upper tier/professional market.

I think Rigid is also owned by the same company and occupies the market between the two.

They also manufacturer tools for other companies, like I think Walmarts Hart brand.

wjrii ,
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I believe that "Hart" at Wal Mart is also a TTI brand, roughly Ryobi quality but of course so many fewer offerings. I think Wally World got pissed that Stanley B&D wouldn't do a DeWalt line for them and made a better deal with TTI.

A_Random_Idiot ,
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They must be decent since Walmart still sells them and i’ve not seen much, if any, bad press about them.

Honestly debated picking up some Hart stuff at a couple points, but I’m a cheap miser who keeps falling back to using his something like 70 year old corded drill.

Quill7513 ,

Keep using that glorious 70-year-old corded drill. So, long as it’s not a fire hazard, and it’s doing what you need, don’t let anyone convince you that your relationship with your drill is wrong. Either they don’t understand the love that you two share, or they’re jealous

A_Random_Idiot ,
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Nah, its not that, just dealing with the extention cord gets old and tiresome, especially when its 90 degrees out and the heats making your temper flare:p

But on the plus side… Its a brushed motor, so every time i pull the trigger its like my own personal 4th of july, lol.

Quill7513 ,

Sure, but if you get a cordless one, never let your old drill know. Just like that hand drill that sits in the box under your desk, wondering why you stopped needing to put holes in stuff so many years ago

LordOfTheChia ,

There’s quite a few brands under Techtronic Industries (TTI):

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techtronic_Industries

TTI’s brands include:

Milwaukee

AEG (Under license from Electrolux AB)

Ryobi (Under license from Ryobi Ltd)

Homelite

Empire Level

Imperial Blade

Stiletto

Hart

Hoover (In US)

Oreck

Vax (In UK and Australia)

Royal

DreBo

Dirt Devil

Would be cool if all their brands could use the same batteries…

A_Random_Idiot ,
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But muh market segmentation!

TheFeas ,

something about capitalism breeding competition or whatever

A_Random_Idiot ,
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Which is why there are a plethora of battery adapters out there to allow you to use almost whatever goddamn battery you want on any tool you want (in the same voltage group, at least), lol :D

bandario ,

I buy Makita battery tools because there are extremely good quality chinese clones available of the Makita batteries. I get the skin for dirt cheap, and then I get the largest capacity battery for dirt cheap.

It would be super cool if they made the battery interface universal so that buyers could base their decision on the quality of the actual tools but this is unchecked capitalism, baby!

S_204 ,

So Stiletto is a Ryobi tool? ;)

NeverDaunted ,

This is correct. I almost worked for them. They also make (or at least did) make the pump/sprayer for swifter wet jets, Hoover and dirt devil vacuums, and I’m sure I’m forgetting some others. Their HQ is where I first saw a 3d printer like 15 years ago. It was a pretty interesting company.

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