The logistics of the copy are so remarkable. While the Makita is simply not for sale in a large part of the world, I can find the copy everywhere even in second hand stores. That has to be an achievement for the DTD173z and Makita as a whole: the most widely distributed clone of a tool ever

When you consider the copy is a fraction of the price, and in most cases will still get the job done, it's an option, specially for a tool you might not use that often or will take places tools tend to walk away from.

Cool comparison. One thing I know many KZfaqrs mention the wrong way around: The stator is the fixed part (it's static), the rotor is the rotating part.

Some of us accept a certain amount of mimickry, but that's taking the piss passing itself off as an actual Makita branded tool. I have a Katsu brand cordless trim router that is an extremely close copy of the DRT50, but for a lot less money. Unfortunately I don't possess the genuine model to compare properly, but apart from a couple of very slight differences in case shape it looks identical to pictures of the genuine Makita, and certainly works as expected.

Jon you've been working too hard, I can tell by your hands. Time to go camping ⛺️