They’ll all do the job, but as above it’s mostly about the ecosystem. Makita have a great range of tools, quality batteries, lots of “aftermarket” ie knockoffs, and they tend to support each battery size well and stick with it for a long time, so I went with them. The basic drill is a real workhorse, it’s not super powerful but you can abuse it, I’ve had mine literally smoking after doing some heavy work with metal, dropped it a load of times, drowned it in water and it still works.
The knockoffs add a lot for me- for a mainline tool I’ll always buy genuine, they’re just better. And I’ve not had good experiences with knockoff batteries. But I also have a couple of chinese “for makita” angle grinders, a leaf blower, a strimmer, and a wee reciprocating saw that I use for trailbuilding- cutting roots etc. They’re all cheap and cheerful but they do the job, and I wouldn’t be able to (or want to) get all those in genuine makita. The grinders especially- I’d have bought one, and be endlessly swapping tools, instead I have 3 with a grinding wheel, a cutter, and a wire brush fitted. The strimmer is shit but it was £40! And I’m happy getting the reciprocating saw muddy which I wouldn’t be so much with the real thing.
So basically the knockoffs add a whole useful extra set of options so you can combine the quality of the makita tools and batteries with the cheapness, and it ironically makes me buy more makita stuff.
