It’s more about quality to me. anything that’s not solid metal and gear-less will wear out.

It depends how much I plan on using it. One time use? Example is a staple gun to hang insulation in my attic. One time job for me by me. Couldn’t justify high quality like Mikita. Bought black decker. Used it once and it’s been in the drawer for ten years now. Probably still works.

Time maters too. Repairs are expensive time wise. As I move up the pay scale time becomes more valuable. A tool I can depend on earns me more money. Clients don’t want to pay for my time spent repairing tools so it becomes unpaid hours for that day. or buy dependable tools.

A balance within these constraints is how I make my decisions. Economics.