Joe Offer, I think you will strike problems about the guarantee if it was bought on an account. I generally buy tools at the building supplies yard, on my account, and that's where B&D repairman picked it up.

I'm not too sanguine about DeWalt tools, either. My 9" saw fell from a sawhorse and bent, and my pal's drill fell one story onto a lawn and broke into two. The planer is very good, but a plastic part broke off. The only brand I've owned where the plastic is a bit suspect.
I have an old 7.25" Skil brand saw that has been used to cut concrete and tiles with an abrasive/ablative blade for years, and is as tight as it ever was. On the other hand, a Skil drill battery died a week after the guarantee expired, and that was only my back-up!
I like Hitachi tools, but some tend to require consumables in non-standard sizes which only Hitachi supply.
My Ryobi sander has required only a drivebelt in 10 years, but they come in two quality levels, handyman & tradesman. The Ryobi drillpress was cheap, and it isn't very good, the belt slips.   They've modified them now and I believe they are better.

You pays your money and you takes your choice. And you sometimes gets what you paid for.