"Rob Hamadi" wrote
So, if you'd be so kind, in the experience of the group: Bosch or
Ryobi, quiet or not?

Alko.

Get a 'quiet' type. If you get a bladed one you'll regret it. They're
horribly noisy and bung up all the time, ime.

My Alko 'Silent Power' model is several years old and still going
strong. They seem very robustly made.

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Sue