ryobi question

[ladylola]

I suppose this is a question for big-all who seems to be DIY's resident expert or tart with ryobl tools
I have been considering a cordless reciprocating saw. The makita 18v is nice but for the amount of work it'll get I find it a little hard to justify the price , so I have looked at the ryobis.
So any experience and just what is the difference between the green and the blue? Both one+ so the same batteries?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RYOBI-18V...Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item3cc0112527
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ryobi-LRS...Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item19cd4ed528

 

[^woody^]

There is no difference.

I've had this saw for several years and it is probably the most useful tool. Its battered and has been dropped and abused too.

Get some decent blades for the various uses and it is as good as any other brand

Light to medium trade though

 

[ladylola]

Thanks for that woody. I was almost expecting someone to answer £10 to the question of difference . Is there any other difference in performance or wattage or whatever?
Light to medium trade is fine for what I'm after as for anything prolonged the corded tools come out. By the way I take it that these saws take standard fitting blades?

 

[^woody^]

Yes they take standard blades, its a quick release (tool-less) and the blades can be inserted "upside down" too which helps in tight spots

I have the old style blue (your first link), and it was identical to the garden range, and a rep side it was just marketing which meant the casings were different colours. Then Ryobi modernised the range to the green casings, but the innards seem to be the same