funny i own a makita and a dewalt grinder they run great my 13 yrold daughter was laughing in the man cave (shop) with me few days ago and thought it was funny when i lit my hoody on fire cutting ready rod, bottom line cause i live in canada my dewalt works great and my makita works great they have been doing so for six years they get the same amount of work.. it's your preference my oil field working welder friends say either is good and they burn them out every two years because of their industry