DocRob said:I spent last night perusing the Milwaukee site looking at the M12-system. I like the compactness of those designs and while I'm happy with the general performance of my 18v Ryobi system...grass is always greener, right?
But by the time I calculated the cost to replace my tools to give me similar versatility to what I currently have on my shelf and adding in the fact that there is no 4.5" Angle grinder or weed eater available. I realized it was not going to work out for me. I could probably make the die grinder work work for me in place of an angle grinder. But the lack of a weed eater and other outdoor tools limits the utility. And I refuse to have more than a single battery system on hand. Maybe in the future they'll come out with more outdoor tools.
Which reminds me of a minor 'rant' I recognize that tool companies sell tells to make money, therefore it isn't in their best interest to do 'smart' things. But to me, the smarter thing isn't making a larger voltage ecosystem, like 40v, but instead to simply make a double battery ecosystem. So, I could use two 18v batteries to run a lawn mower or two 12v batteries to run a weedeater.
Now that I think about it, someone probably makes some kind of double-battery attachment...
I went down that same road. I've got milwaulkee M12 for all the everyday tools. Impact driver, hammer drill, 3/8 ratchet, hackzall. Then when I need something either really beefy or seldom used, I go cheap and get ryobi 18v. So all the fans, the impact wrench, the sanders and vacuums are all cheap and green and work fine, if bulky.
