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Makita Blog for Platform Planning and Jobsite Tool Choices

Short articles for buyers, dealers and crew leads comparing batteries, accessories, service steps and real work applications.

Why I Stopped Comparing Makita Tools by Sticker Price

After nine years tracking $220K/year in tool spend, here's my case: the tool that costs you the most isn't the one with the highest price tag. It's the one that doesn't fit your battery platform. Here's how a 18V impact driver, a cordless chainsaw, half-inch impact wrenches, and a rotary hammer all feed into the same TCO equation.

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