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As a Semi pro, I run Metabo HPT for power tools and beat the hell out of them and get free batteries. Never had a tool or battery die in several years.
For groundskeeping I go with worx. They're great but aftermarket batteries suck ass.
Any plug in tools that aren't antiques are rigid, their warranty is nuts, and their mitre saw has the widest range of any I've ever used. Plus free service and parts for life.
My coworker runs Milwaukee, lots of variety, but he's had two drills and three batteries die in 3 years of basic use, so I'm not sure if I trust them wholly. The packout is nice, but there are better options out there for portable tool chests now, like flex and toughbuilt.
I know a few pros who switched to flex tools and swear by them, but they're too fresh to market to know for sure, although the company has been around forever supposedly.
Yeah same company that makes Flex also make Kobalt as their Ryobi competitor for Lowe's, and Ridgid as their mid tier tools.
I've somehow killed half the Hitachi/MetaboHPT batteries I've bought, and two of three chargers to boot. If anything else in my house made a habit of mysteriously dying for no reason I'd blame the power company, but as it stands it's just the power tools, and I am by no means a heavy user. Maybe my garage just gets too hot? I dunno.
I've noticed a difference between the Lowe's/retailer Metabo tools and the stuff they have at Menards and Amazon. Menards especially seems to only stock discontinued models. I've been consistently surprised at how hardy mine have been. Maybe I just got lucky, or you unlucky.