Ryobi is trying to break into the professional/contractor market.
But, blatant honesty.... They're falling short with most of their offerings.
Ryobi can try all they want, I ain't touching their tools again.
Tried twice, with a Ryobi jigsaw and an orbital sander.
With the jigsaw, the blade mount was constantly slipping to the point where it was literally smoking. There was no risk of the blade falling out, as it had a lock, but the blade was attached too loosely and rubbing against the mount every time it went up and down during use, generating heat.
The Ryobi sander was actually dangerous. I received it, I unboxed it, I placed a sheet on the pad and started using it. After about 30 seconds, the disc flew off. And fortunately away from me. And I'm not talking about the sanding sheet separating from the velcro, I'm talking about the whole pad that is screwed to the sander coming undone, without warning, and flying off.
I placed the disk back on, tightened the screw to the breaking point...and it flew off a second time a minute later. I did not try it a third time.
The sander went back into the box, I contacted the E-tailer for a return and a refund, explaining what had happened. Got my money back without questions, and I got a call the next day from a senior manager, asking if there was any injuries. Fortunately there was none - the disk flew away from me both times. The sander was off their site within a week later.
These were both older models, before the current Ryobi One+series was a thing, so they may be better now. But I won't be one to find out.
EDIT:
Bought the Ryobi sander because it was relatively cheap (same story with the jigsaw), but I eventually paid the extra premium for the Metabo SXE 425. Haven't had a single issue with the SXE 425. It's what I used for 2 weeks when I sanded down all 4 sides of the 18x 2"x4" parts my current desk now consists of.
And this is why I am no longer skimping on my tools, or buying no-name brands regardless of how many or how few times I expect to use a new tool. Paying for quality tools is a worthwhile investment.