Well said!

I have a nice collection of 10" Freud blades, and as I have done a couple of professional and several personal projects requiring cordless tools, I've gotten my money's worth many times over out of my De Walt 18v kit and 24v recip. Dismantled an 1831 timberframe (cut just about every flooring, siding and toe nail with the De Walt) and the 1/2 drill made a lot of holes before the chuck started slipping, with a new chuck it's like a new drill. The batteries were going through 6-8 power cycles a day for 3 months and none failed, though a few have reduced run time after 7 or so years of such use. Also built two decks, a chicken coop, a tree house, a wooden swingset, a shed, and everything I could do with corded tools but liked the convenience of cordless. My neighbor is on his third set of cordless tools in the same amount of time, and his are only used for light duty household work. I get a laugh when he has to recharge the battery to use a tool that's been sitting in the tool chest.

Quality tools often cause less vibration and are better balanced, especially important when you use them all day.

I'm still waiting to find a nice, lightly used Metabo grinder.