Shoutout to my battery drill hitting 500 charge cycles and still going strong

Most reviews say these things die after 2 years, but my Makita just passed 500 cycles last week with no power loss. Has anyone else seen better longevity than the specs claim?

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barbarac952mo ago

Hell yeah, that's awesome. My buddy Dave had a DeWalt that just refused to quit. He dropped it off a ladder onto concrete, left it out in the rain by accident twice, and the thing still spun like new for like 6 years. Finally the chuck got so loose it wouldn't hold a bit, but the motor was still fine.

blair6262mo ago

Wait, I gotta admit I always thought the whole "buy once cry once" thing was overblown for tools. But seeing yours and Dave's stories is making me rethink that. Maybe I should stop cheaping out on the budget stuff.

kim_patel891mo ago

Totally feel you on this. @blair626, the budget stuff can work for a while but there's something about a quality tool that just keeps going. I've got a Makita that I picked up used from a job site and it's been through three different rentals with me, still hits like new. It's not even the specs that get me, it's how it handles the abuse. Makes you wonder why anyone settles for the cheap stuff when you can get something that actually lasts.