"John Durham" wrote in message
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Makita win on all counts. I have used Makita for over 20 years with very
little need for service or repairs. If required parts are easily
available
for Makita - for example I managed to damage the plastic guard on my
compound sliding mitre saw and they replaced it and a few other bits (like
springs etc for around 10 quid).

My memory of ryobi from Costco (which is a great place to shop) is that
although Costcos after sales is great (i.e. no questions refund when
needed)
that Ryobi were less helpful.

My advice would be to buy the Makita 8443D Drill Driver/Hammer - and the
hammer really works for anything up to brick with ease.

What price? This is important for light use. A hammer drill? Get a
drill/driver only and an SDS drill. I have not used a hammer drill for a
long time since I bought the SDS. No contest.

It is not big and
runs for ages. It is expensive but I can point you towards a Travis
Perkins
(of all places) that will supply at around half the RRP including the vat.

Hope this helps.