The electric tools (battery and plug in) are OK but clearly not in the same
class as the top of the line stuff from HD. Of course selling for about
1/3rd the price does provide some compensation.

When HF shines (IMO) is with pneumatic tools.

The HF might not be quite the same qualify as the best HD tools but a HF
store has a heck of a lot more variety than any HD.

Moreover HF seems to have a variety of fasteners available for each of the
pnematic tools it sells.

If the already has an air compressor (he can pick something up cheap at HF)
he may well find a pneumatic tool that's as useful as the corresponding
electric tool.