"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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The Wickes one came in at 76% and was inferior to the Makita on most
issues including safety and equal on others.

Predictably, the Wickes product started to deteriorate rapidly:

"But the bargain price tag comes at the expense of endurance. At the
end of our 15-hour test, the jigsaw was not only very noisy, its motor
bearings were clearly worn. Since it's so basic, it has neither an
anti-splinter device nor a parallel guide."

My £6 Argos jigsaw has both of these.

So it's fantastic value for money for a short while according to
Which?. Doesn't seem very interesting to me.

Did it give the state of play for others after 15 hours? The Wickes is 9
time cheaper than the Makita. Would 9 of these outlast one Makita? I think
so.