Ryobi One+ Kit

[vanguard]

I picked up a Ryobi One+ Workshop Combo for $249 at the BORG, with another $50 off with a 20% coupon. Kit has 10 tools
(including the Torque IV Drill) plus 2 bags. Original price was $400. These were on close-out. There was one left at the Poway CA store.

[RmeDad]

20% Coupon?

[ryan.s]

I picked one up about a month ago, the super combo set which retails for 169.00. When I purchased it it was on sale for 139.00 plus there was a special where you buy the combo and you get a rebate on any other one + tool. I got the combo along with the impact driver which retails for 69.00. I'm sad to say though I ended up returning both the combo and impact driver, the battery doesn't seem to hold the charge well even after several charging cycles. It was a great deal but when only a few cuts were possible with the trim saw before it would start bogging down due to the insufficient power it just wasn't worth it.

[Hoyden]

Ryan your battery must have been bad.
I have owned a combo pac for 4 years before it was "Ryobi one" and I am extremely satisfied with all the tools. I have used the drill /driver on several projects along side Dewalt and Porter Cable drivers and saws and out drove both brands, the porter cable guy traded his for the Ryobi. Just excellent tools, especially for the price.
I know that they are not suposed to be the heavy duty that Dewalt and Porter Cable are but they are 1/4 or less the cost.

Just a good word for the tools

[ryan.s]

Hoyden, I'm glad you had good luck with the ryobi set. I own a bunch of ridgid cordless tools and the ryobi couldn't keep up. Now I'm keeping in mind that they are not suppose to keep up and to be honest the drill driver, the sawzall, flashlight and impact driver weren't too bad but where I noticed it most was with the trim saw. I would literally make 3 or 4 cuts and couldn't continue using the same battery for any additional cuts.

[RagerXS]

I've had great luck with my batteries as well. Though the saw is severely limited by the blade -- real tough with availability, but if you can find the one for the DeWalt it is 1/8 smaller in diameter and I doubt anyone will notice a loss of 1/16 in cut depth.

I like the Ridgid tools for the most part but returned the cordless drill I had because I thought the batteries were poor and also read that Consumer Reports found the Ridgid batteries to be poor.

~ Fred

[ryan.s]

RagerXS, what saw are you talking about, are you talking about the trim saw? When using the saw are you able to make more than a few cuts? Just curious if the problem was just the set I purchased or if it was in general for ryobi trim saws/batteries. After using the ryobi combo the old adage of 'you get what you pay for' came true for me. In reviewing a lot of the tool comparisons it became apparent that ryobi doesn't quite perform as well as other brands but then it's excepted for the price your paying. Although the BD4600 seems nice and received a lot of good reviews. I guess it's hit or miss with the ryobi stuff. Thinking about picking one of those up.

[jp_spins]

Just to add my 2 cents, I had the Ryobi "The Works" set, I added the Impact Drill and 2 additional One+ batteries. I have had the same experiences as most people and found the batteries to be inadequate, I also found the trim saw to be completely useless. I ended up selling it on craigslist and picking up a dewalt kit.

[Rob R]

wow. i have the old combo II and use the trim saw to cut down plywood sheets all the time. no problem. it throws the dust a lot less than my skil saw, so i like to use it instead.

then i added some osb and 1x8 to our attic to hold more insulation and cut a ton of the 1x8. worked fine. i probably cut at least 20 of them.

since i have purchased a ridgid 12v (for 40$)
and the bosch kit with the jigsaw and planer mainly because i needed a battery for the radio and it was on sale for about 300 bucks. the bosch battery does seem to last the longest of all of them.

the bad side of the ryobi would be that if i let it sit for a couple of weeks then the battery is dead.

rob