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I like the philosophy of buy the cheap $30 one, if you use it enough to wear it out then spring for the nice one (obviously doesn't apply to every tool, some types of cheap tools are entirely unfit for purpose)
This is wisdom from Adam Savage, and that dude knows what heβs talking about.
My almost-10-year-old Harbor Freight angle grinder has entered the chat
But FWIW, I did spring for the nice paint spray machine. The quality of the job for the size of the job was worth it on that.