They are reasonable in price and made quite well. I have had experience with them in an industrial setting and thought they worked as well as some other brands.

I received a set as a gift from my parents a few years ago. I used them a lot at first. The drill lost its varaible speed ability quick, and later the chuck froze, I threw it out. The little circular saw isn't good for more than a couple cuts on a charge. The sawz-all siezes up with a little drywall dust. But I went ahead and bought the $70 impact driver and have been pleased. Also, its not corless but, one of my routers is their plunge model and I pick that one up a lot.

I guess what I'm saying is they are OK. You can certainly do better, but if they are for around the house, little things, and not to go on the jobsite day in and day out, the value is probably enough.

This series of tools is among the category of homeowner tools which are convenient in the variety of "same battery" applications and are reasonably priced.
However, for those of use who need a "depth of battery" for prolonged single incident of use, where carrying numereous batteries is inconvenient, DeWalt, Milwaukee , Bosch, and Rigid are a few of the tools of choice.

The Ryobi Combo came out about 5 years ago, and I had the same question. My job title at the time was Head of Install Crew for a large Cabinet Shop. One of my Crew Members bought the Combo, and it's overall versatility in the field was great. For the money, studies show that Ryobi holds it's own. Remember that these are not industrial made power tools; IE., the circular saw can cut a few counter tops per day, but isn't made to cut 25 or more per day. Just don't overwork the tools. Also, be sure to completely drain the battery before recharge. 90% of the complaints you hear about bad tools is due to abuse & neglect. Keep sharp blades, they are cheaper than burning up your tools. Let the tool do the work, don't force the tool. With that done, you will be a happy & professional Caftsman. When you use a speed square to make small cuts with the jig/circular saw, life will be good.

My husband bought a Ryobi set probably a couple of years ago. He hasn't had any problems with any of it. He was always a Dewalt man so it was something for him to get another brand of drill but he hasn't complained so it must be ok. We ended up buying my dad a Ryobi set for Christmas too.

My opinion; the trouble with any COMBO sets, They do allot of things but they don't do them very well.
Best to get a good quality tool for the job at hand. Do the job right, last forever.

i loveeeeeeeeeeeeee ryobi products, they rock.

Ryobi is a cheap line of tools that is made in the orient and sold to unsuspecting consumers. You would do better with a Makita, or even better, with a Bosch combo kit. They are stronger, more reliable, and last eons. I have had Bosch tools for about 20 years and have yet to have a failure with them. I have never taken, or sent, one back for repair - they have never broken. They will cost more, however if you use the same logic that I do in buying anything I buy, if you buy right the first time, you will not have to buy again.

If you buy cheap, you get cheap, and you will buy cheap several times over what you would have paid for very good equipment.

My partner bought one. The only thing I can say is that the batteries SUCK !!!!!!!!!! big time. Throw away the vacuum, It doesn`t suck, The circular saw barely cuts a 2x4, Flash light is the only good thing but the head is not adjustable. The safety lock switch is a pain in the *&^^% on all the tools. Great for some one who only needs it for small jobs. I will stick with my Dewalt tools.

I am a handyman around the house-bought the set several years ago-they have done a fine job
In regards to the 2 batteries-yes they seemed to discharge rather quickly-especially when using the saw. I recently had my local battery shop rebuild the batteries-now they are powerful enough to wrench my wrist when drilling-the rebuilds-with lithium batteries cost $40.00 per but it is worth it-overall for the cost-I would give the combo an A