Originally Posted by
mossyblog
Ozito and lower quality brands do their jobs, if you want precision and a brand that thinks about every single moving part like it was a swiss watch - then the price will increase given its harder to mass produce. If you want something for a quick job that has around 70% accuracy and are ok with the said item not having a long life - go for the lower brands.Warranty is 3 years so you are going to get 3 years of use one way or another.
I've got both, and i would say that the lower brands are hit or miss.. like this week i grabbed a Ryobi SCMS ..turned it on 2mins into usage one of the coils blew ..pop + smoke = ? And you think something like that has never happened with the more expensive tools?
Took it back to bunnings and they swore it was the first they've seen it ;) i said "you should check out woodworkforums.com and you'll see its not isolated?" but credit to them they replaced it no questions asked and were keen to ensure I had a good experience. I wonder if one of the top brand names would have replaced it so easily
So on one hand sure, selling mediocre products is bad i guess for those who aren't in the mood to research what they just bought (ie average joe may expect laser precision cuts and a motor that lasts 20years for their $50.00 - Please give the average Joe a little more credit for intelligence but in reality that's just natural selection at work as they'll soon realize "oh wait, ozito etc aren't a good brand..so i didn't get a bargain afterall). Bunnings though may sell them but they are always focused on customer service - some drop the ball, but others are quickly to pick it up should you complain a little louder (not much).
Microsoft sells mediocre products (I used to work at Microsoft in US) where as Apple sell higher quality products that have a prescribed experience. Point is, some sell some don't.. you the consumer need to research thats the only ask now days..research :) - forums like this help that out!.