Agreed very much on the Ryobi & the battery issue. If someone is just getting started in something like woodworking, this will be a wholly wasted $500 when they want to do anything with better than +/- 1/4" tolerances. With the Ryobi kit, you’ve not exactly going to get professional-grade tools, but it will be perfectly serviceable for someone who just wants to make some things at home on the weekends.
There’s a lot of people who think that they “need” Milwaukee or Powermatic to do anything, which is nuts, but it isn’t very fun to try and make something nice (and safely) with gimmicky tools.
Yeah, I thought that was confusing as well, given this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-18-Volt-ONE-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-8-Tool-Combo-Kit-with-1-4-0-Ah-Battery-1-1-5-Ah-Battery-18-Volt-Charger-and-Bag-P1894/300343012?MERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-310710637-_-300343012-_-N
