Category: Deals

Start with the job, not the star rating A tool review can tell you a lot about one reviewer’s experience and very little about how long the tool will last in your hands. Before...

A tool warranty can make an expensive purchase easier to justify, but the headline term rarely tells the whole story. A five-year warranty may exclude batteries, wear parts, or damage from jobsite use. A...

If you use a drill, saw, or sander only a few times a year, the cheapest tool at the register is not always the cheapest tool to own. Corded tools usually cost less upfront...

A cordless tool’s runtime claim is useful for comparing batteries, but it is not a promise of how long the tool will work on your job. Manufacturers may measure runtime under light, repeatable conditions....

The sticker price on a specialty tool rarely tells you what a usable setup will cost. A tool may need a blade, die, bit, guide, battery, dust fitting, or consumable before it can do...

A low purchase price can hide an expensive problem: a battery, switch, chuck, gear, or guard that is hard to find—or costs nearly as much as the tool. Before buying, check the likely repair...

A “free battery” can turn an ordinary tool sale into a good value—or make an expensive kit look cheaper than it is. The battery may be useful, undersized for the tool, tied to an...

An expensive workshop tool is not automatically a good value, and a cheap tool is not automatically a bargain. The useful number is cost per use: how much the tool costs each time you...

Brushless tools usually cost more up front, but the motor label alone does not tell you which tool is the better buy. The useful comparison is total value: purchase price, batteries, how often you...

“Higher voltage” sounds like a straightforward upgrade, but voltage alone does not tell you how much work a tool can do. A more expensive 20V drill is not automatically stronger than an 18V one,...