Dewalt XR 20V 2-Pack 5 Amp-Hour Batteries and Charger Kit plus free tool or battery $199

I cant decide if I want the 6AH + 4Ah or the 5 and 5AH kit. Probably doesnt matter but maybe the 6AH could be more useful at times.

Fwiw the 6 is physically larger than the 5 but puts out more amps iirc (uses the newer larger cells) 4 and 5 are the same size but 5 is slightly but not much better in output. So if you have high demand tools I'd get the 6/4, if not I'd get the 5/5. Also iirc this deal is not hackable like the HD deal.

Thanks yea I want a router and its barely more expensive than getting a bare tool to get one of these deals

The Home Depot deal for the 6 and 4 I found shows "sold out," and not at a particular store, but in general. Where are you all looking?

Lot of stores have "limited stock" which means you can probably still buy in store (deal works the same way in store as online) or you can find a zipcode that has a nearby store with stock and choose pickup at whatever store, if you're trying to do a hack on a tool and not the batteries it really doesn't matter what store you pick for pickup, just you may have to wait longer for them to get around to cancelling your order.

I was trying to decide which brand to get into for cordless, and I opted for rigid because it seemed slightly cheaper, and I talked myself into thinking the the lifetime warranty made it worth it. Still haven't opened my boxes...did I make a blunder?

I was trying to decide which brand to get into for cordless, and I opted for rigid because it seemed slightly cheaper, and I talked myself into thinking the the lifetime warranty made it worth it. Still haven't opened my boxes...did I make a blunder?

IMHO every brand has strengths and weaknesses. Ridgid makes decent stuff, they're a TTI brand (Best known of which is big red/milwaukee) so they have plenty of engineering backing. Their octane line especially has some great tools. I'm invested in Dewalt mainly because I'm from a "Dewalt Family" and got good service for years out of a 4 tool starter kit back in the 18v days. If I was buying from scratch today I'd go all Milwaukee as I use my tools as often or more often on car repair as I do home improvement. I'm also a bit of a tool collector vs purely user, so I buy the biggest and badest because I can, not because I'm using them that hard. I have mostly 60v flexvolt dewalt stuff, and a bunch of Milwaukee M12 stuff due to their advantage in automotive and for my "repairs at the in-laws" work. The average DIYer could honestly probably do fine with M12 or Dewalt 12v nowadays, tool tech has exploded and pricing has imploded compared to even a few years ago.

TLR if you're just DIYing and don't care enough to be a brand snob, buy whatever's cheap and has features/tools you'll use based on the types of things you use tools for. If you want one brand for tools and outdoor power equipment you're somewhat pigeon holed into only the biggest names, for example, because they sell the volume and have the reputation to be able to branch out and offer a wide variety of stuff in that market too.

I don't own either dewalt or milwaukee. I am currently exploring to use batteries from one of these tools for my v8 dyson. while going through the article/blog, i read flexvolt do have more potential than m18 fuel, as they think m18 nattery technology is almost reached it current limitation.
from tool perspective, i see users are split between these and hard to know which is better. i noticed you mentioned you would have gone with milwaukee if you have started it now. can you and others provide more insight on which one to choose between, if to start investing in tools now. Thanks.