What brand of power tools?

[Bailey Guns]

I like DeWalt. I've used some of my DeWalt stuff for a few pretty heavy projects (building a very large deck, for instance) but mostly it's homeowner type stuff. So, they aren't abused. I'm going on 10 years with most of my DeWalt stuff and not a single problem whatsoever.

I am starting to upgrade/add a few tools here and there, though, and find the Milwaukee stuff pretty enticing.

[Jer]

I like DeWalt. I've used some of my DeWalt stuff for a few pretty heavy projects (building a very large deck, for instance) but mostly it's homeowner type stuff. So, they aren't abused. I'm going on 10 years with most of my DeWalt stuff and not a single problem whatsoever.

I am starting to upgrade/add a few tools here and there, though, and find the Milwaukee stuff pretty enticing.

I've used mine for quite a while to include a brief stint at a professional capacity (electrician) and I don't anticipate needing to replace any of them other than the occasional battery maybe. I saw lots of Milwaukee on the job sites as well so I certainly wouldn't throw any of those in the trash to get DeWalt if I already own them. For me, the key is buying the right ecosystem on the front end and then sticking with it since the batteries are the expensive part. You want to buy as few batteries as possible to run all your tools so whether that's Milwaukee or DeWalt you really can't go wrong. I just know that based on personal experience and what I saw in the field, DeWalt was deployed far more frequently than everything else combined.