RYOBI HP TOOLS - [Worth The Extra Money???] 💲💲💲

Are Ryobi HP (high performance) battery powered cordless tools better than the standard 18v one+ Ryobi tools? Well, we all know that Ryobi claims these tools have more power and run longer. But do they really live up to the hype???
In this video I test and review the New Ryobi 18v HP compact 1/2 inch drill with a HP 2Ah one+ battery to see how they perform in the real world - trust me, the results are not what you expect.....

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[bikes]

Ryobi is the wal mart of power tools. Crap

[jerensteffen]

I didn't think the terminals were supposed to add battery life, just provide better preformance, like more torque. I'd be interested in you running the same test but with driving large lags to see the preformance difference.

[daycreek]

The extra contacts provide higher current draw to the tool. This doesn't increase how many holes you can drill but will provide greater torque if you are drilling through something that has greater friction. Higher amp draw = greater torque.

[jg-iniv]

Just curious, did you measure how long it takes to make the 72 holes in each scenario? Sorry if you mentioned that in the video and I missed it

[JamesMKE]

So much misinformation here.
1) Those are two different drills the compact and non- compact ( you can tell by the Black plastic housing vs the metal silver one on the full size)
2) compacts don't use the extra contacts because they are not for bigger tough jobs where the tool needs the extra power draw.
3)HP terminals don't give you more run time so no shit you got the same amount of work done. the terminals prevent bogging down.

[gabaktech]

but one battery was 1.5ah and the other 2.0ah so you got more holes right?

[rickkern]

You should have timed yourself on how long it took to drill 72 holes. There is no magic that can increase the amount of power in the battery, however how fast that energy can be accessed can change.

[TheOriginalBumper]

The best way to see if those contact batteries add more performance is to perform a torque test on the drill to see how much if any more torque is applied to say a fastener and make and average vs the non contact .

[KnutIvarSkogland]

2ah is still 2ah when it's HP "enabled". however; the two extra connectors allows it to draw more energy when needed for high load. It should be able to complete heavier tasks without sweating.

[xaki]

I'm curious to know if the elapsed time to drill the 72 holes varied between runs. Did it seem that the drill worked "quicker" with the terminals connected?

[acecaldwell]

Do u think adhesive may have prevented positive contact ?

[casparv]

As so many commenters have pointed out, the 'performance increase' should be in higher power delivery, not battery capacity or power efficiency. Why you haven't taken down this vid yet is beside me.

[mikehiremyhusband]

Used Ryobi tools for the last 10 years, never failed me before. The test is surprizing, is the HP pretending to provide more Bettray life? where does it say? don't quite understand the test.

[ICS_Woodcraft]

I have a ton of Ryobi tools and use them for Work and home. True they are not the best. but for me the options of the tools were what sent me green. they actually have every tool I use no other company offered them all on the same battery platform. no other reason than that. and for me that was a big one.

[gtaus]

My newer Ryobi HP tools outperform my older Ryobi non-HP tools. Better motors, better batteries. As a DIY weekend warrior, I might need to drill 4 holes with my drill. I really don't need the more expensive contractor rated tools. Ryobi gets the job done and saves me a lot of money. Are Ryobi HP tools worth the extra money? Probably not if your old drill is getting the job done. BTW, the newer LI/HP Ryobi batteries have brought new life to many of my older Ryobi tools from the Ni-Cad era 15 years ago. My old Ryobi tools work even better than when I bought them. Same battery format 25+ years. That's what I call value.

[pdiscool]

This might be above my pay grade, but could the masking tape of conducted electricity and the terminals were still active and working?

[jalee]

The terminals don't add battery life. It allows a higher discharge rate of the battery when needed. Thus more power available.

[kenn]

My Ryobi drill/screwdriver does NOTHING but I have the basic battery that came with the drill/screwdriver. I suspect when I thought I was getting a bargain that I just purchased the cheapest drill in the range that struggles to do anything. Thanks you for this video/review. it is well worth watching all these reviews from someone who is independent, since I often wonder about the comments on the product, reviews. Is the manufacturer putting those one to boost sales?

[terrychu]

Great video ! Just from my experience in the hp hammer drill I use for ice fishing if I block the prongs the drill will cut out while drilling a hole through ice numerous times, when I unblock the prongs I can drill holes without any cut out. I have also used a regular battery and the drill cuts out but didn't with an hp battery I can really notice with more labor intense work. Not sure if this is true with other tools, but interesting video great work

[Somebody]

As others have mentioned the additional contacts you taped over are meant to deliver addition peak power to the tool which translates to more torque, the run time of the tool can't increase unless the Amp hours of the battery increase otherwise we would be breaking the laws of physics