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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barbarac951mo 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.

blair6261mo 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.