Makita is Japanese, but they make stuff where it's cheaper for them. Same with many other brands that might be German, but made in Romania, Poland or ultimately China. Usually lower end products where high end ones tend to be made in Germany.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Huh, I just assumed they displayed Bosch and Makita

Never saw any other company here lol

[–] VerPoilu@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] LorIps@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

From what I've heard they got worse recently

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.today 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.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 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.