Out of curiosity, what was the rationale to dump Makita?
I have both.
Don't get me wrong Makita makes very good tools and I am a long years fan but they seem to be neglecting the automotive repair segment either deliberately abandoning or have some misbegotten notion the auto repair trade is going the way of the dodo with EV vehicles not needing so many repairs and indy shops going out of business due to dealer only service, I have read both. I have no idea if any of that is fact or just drivel but I do know they are not modernizing their tool line and IMO it will hurt them in the long run.
I use the XWT18/XWT17Z a lot and it is excellent, I will keep that one and a one of the drills, tools I use all the time and are totally 100% satisfied with but they have had a couple of real dogs like XWT11Z and a couple of impact drivers that after very light use lost I would say half its power and became useless but every company has the occasional loser. That was their compact model which they replaced with the XWT 14/15Z with is much better and like size but it is in no way a compact, these were brushless and not cheap homeowner grade.
Some of the tools that I still use are non STAR and are relegated to obsolete lower amp batteries which are great batteries but they are getting long in the tooth and I don't feel like taking a dremel to expensive STAR batteries to make them work. Now they seem to be going to 40V tools and slowly abandoning 18V for more expensive with even more expensive batteries but still they same size tools.
My brother is big into Dewalt and to be honest I never gave it much thought until I was trying in vain to cut a bolt going into a rive nut on a BMW frame in a tight space with my "small" Makita, I could not get it from any angle, he handed me his small Dewalt XP and it was was a piece of cake, that sent me home thinking I can tell you.
I see Dewalt has some pretty impressive 60V tools but you can use the 20/60V flex volt batteries on the 20V tools.
I considered Hilti Neuron but the line is limited for anything but the occasional specialty tool, ditto for a lot of the other brands like Metabo, Flex and Bosch which I also have a few and are good but not as a total base package. I will not regurgitate my experience with team red but needless to say I will never but a tool from them, screw me once shame on you screw me twice shame on me for letting you do it, I will leave it at that but I think you know the story.
I want a long reach cordless 3/8 ratchet and will buy that from HF, for what I need the extended reach and small 3/8 head make it ideal for my uses, the ones from Makita and Dewalt are huge, I have no use for a high torque ratchet the 30lb.ft is enough and the speed is okay but I buy it knowing it is a brushed motor, low torque and basically a disposable but that is all okay, it has been found to be very smooth.
Sorry for the long winded reply but watch this video, after 8 years Makita replaces the top impact with this dog.
