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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Parkside is the brand from Lidl. Not great, not terrible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

From what I've heard they got worse recently

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Depends in what you expect. I have a cheap and cheerful Makita battery drill that cost 65 Euros at the local DIY store. Recently, Lidl had a Parkside 20V cheap and cheerful for 20 Euros that has pretty much the same specs as my Makita, plus a basic impact drill functionality, so I bought it out of curiosity. They feel similar and do the same job, with the Makita batteries costing more than twice as much as their Parkside counterparts. Sure, I could get all the spare parts for the Makita if need be, but the Parkside with the 3 year warranty is definitely better value all things considered. My girlfriend had a 40€ Parkside hammer drill die a sudden death, but they replaced it within a week. I appreciate good quality tools and am willing to pay the corresponding price, but for something that gets used once or twice per year? I'd get a Parkside.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Parkside warranty was impressively good when I needed to use it.

They happily replaced the tool by manufacture date alone, which was great when the receipt was long gone.