I know what you mean, I no longer buy battery drills. Each new one I bought lasted a shorter time than the previous one. I work on nothing I can’t reach with an extension cord and the 1/2 drill that I bought from HF would drive screws right through the deck boards if I wanted and the 1/4 inch one is light and handy for $13. No, they are not pro quality and the convenience of high quality cordless tools would matter if I was working all day with them, but I am not and never will be.
I threw out my I-H Cub Cadet mower because the drive pulley shear pin took out the one side of the key way and I could not get another pulley. Afterward someone asked me why I did not just file another key way in the opposite side of the pulley and I gave myself a dope slap for missing such an obvious repair.