Ryobi vs. Porter Cable Lithium tools

[Black Ice]

I have porter cable but I think I've used them to hang a mirror once in last two years lol.

[Low Fence]

Love my pc

[Traildust]

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=534330

Here you go.....

[ren087]

X2. They work really well for home and lease projects.

This ^^^^^

[JHarrell89]

UPDATE:

My grandfather gave me a Craftsman C3 drill yesterday. Did some digging and turns out TTI, who owns Ryobi, also owns CM and reportedly the two brands are very similar in quality. it looks like the tool quality is good but battery life is an issue (when is it not?). but i just got a free drill that will put me on a platform that is about the same cost as Ryobi and Porter Cable and has just about all the bells and whistles i would need. Im even trying to dig and see if the Ryobi batteries/ tools are cross compatible with Craftsman stuff. That would solidify it for me.

Does anyone have experience with recent Craftsman stuff?

[Backwoods101]

UPDATE:

My grandfather gave me a Craftsman C3 drill yesterday. Did some digging and turns out TTI, who owns Ryobi, also owns CM and reportedly the two brands are very similar in quality. it looks like the tool quality is good but battery life is an issue (when is it not?). but i just got a free drill that will put me on a platform that is about the same cost as Ryobi and Porter Cable and has just about all the bells and whistles i would need. Im even trying to dig and see if the Ryobi batteries/ tools are cross compatible with Craftsman stuff. That would solidify it for me.

Does anyone have experience with recent Craftsman stuff?

Burned my craftsman drill up pretty quick 3 years ago, now my Ryobi is holding up very well.

[helim83]

I have no complaints on my Ryobi, never tried PC. Had an old Dewalt set about 5 years ago and it was junk.

[SwampRabbit]

Never been a fan of ryobi in the past with corded tools. Craftsman went down hill fast. I use porter cable for air, dewalt for corded, and makita for cordless.

[texaspyro21]

I like the ryobi for the variety of things that run on their batteries plus i can pick up the Black Friday special package of two big lithium plus batteries at christmas time for $75.

[Texastaxi]

I've had one or two Ryobi tools. IMO, that's like comparing a Kia to a Cadillac!

[JW]

I've had one or two Ryobi tools. IMO, that's like comparing a Kia to a Cadillac!

Yep. Not good for industrial but as stated good for the average Joe home/lease use.

[SwampRabbit]

Yep. Not good for industrial but as stated good for the average Joe home/lease use.

I don't know... we sometimes beat the **** out of our tools at the lease. And with limited time to work on stuff out there, I don't want to have any doubt that my tools are going to hold up to the job.

At the house, well, if something doesn't work Tuesday night... I always have Wednesday night to go find a tool that works...

[AgBow25]

love my porter cable tools

[JSki]

I love my Makita, but if I had to pick between those, I would take a PC...never had much luck with Ryobi.

[cricman]

I can't speak for the PC cordless system, but I imagine they are pretty solid. I can speak about the Ryobi One+ system. I have several Ryobi cordless tools (10 to be exact), with half being over 10yrs old (blue) and use three of them almost daily. I thought they were just okay until about a year ago, when I changed to the Li-Ion batteries. The older Ni-Cad batteries were terrible! They didn't last long under moderate use, drained drown fairly quickly when not used, and flat out died within a few months. Since I have switched over to the newer Li-Ion batteries, I couldn't be happier. The tools themselves are fairly well made and have held up well under some moderate abuse. As has been mentioned in earlier posts, they are perfect for the weekend hobbyist and home owner. If I needed something for 8 hours a day, and 5 days a week, I would probably consider a different brand. Just my 2 cents.


cricman