# Ryobi cordless power tools

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Ryobi cordless power tools and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Affordable cordless tools that are good enough for most non-professional jobs, last for decades, and use batteries that still work years later. Caveat: may not hold up to heavy professional use.

## Why people recommend it

- Good enough for non-professional use (3 comments): "Ryobi isn't the best quality, but it is generally good enough and cheaper." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48149561)) "Ryobi is fine for just about anything a non-professional will need" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48149566)) "Ryobi make mostly good tools though." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48149284))
- Good tools overall (2 comments): "Great tools really. I wish they'd bite the bullet and change the battery." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48156581)) "Ryobi make mostly good tools though." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48149284))
- Lasts decades, batteries stay compatible (2 comments): "A Ryobi tool will realistically last for the many decades you need it for and do everything you ask of it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48149379)) "I have some Ryobi tools that are over 20 years old and they work with batteries sold in stores today." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46826103))
- Fair quality for the price (2 comments): "Ryobi isn't the best quality, but it is generally good enough and cheaper." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48149561)) "reasonably fine for the price" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48148899))

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ryobi+brushless+cordless+power+tool&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.ryobitools.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ryobi cordless power tools", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ryobi-power-tools/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).