Was probably the best out there for a long time in lots of tool categories (drills,sawzalls,angle drills) however, not all is wonderful. For example, their hammerdrills where never that good compared to the other top ones out there. That being said, the company that ones home depot has bought out milwaukee. Which is a very sad day because Home Depot is notorious for ruining a good product. Rigid at one time was excellent, now its merely good. As it is, i have found the new milwaukee products are not as good as they used to be 5-6 years ago.