The problem of choice really starts with the OP's question as the best machine is the one that is best suited to the particular task in hand, a machine for drilling a 6mm hole will be different to one for drilling a 100mm+ hole and if you want to break up concrete then there will be a different one again
A mate of mine was a manager in a hire shop before he retired and if I called in for a brew it was amazing how many customers didn't have a clue what machine they needed and generally were after hiring a lighter weight machine than they really needed and they were surprised when they were told the limitations of each machine
The favourite one was generators you know the ones that provide limitless Kw of electricity, one guy was expecting to run an event with a load of 30 - 40Kw off a 5 KVA generator and was really miffed that they wouldn't hire a generator to him and gave him a couple of phone numbers of a few companies that could supply generators of a capacity he needed
The user abuse factor always makes it difficult to recommend any equipment, some people with a bit of care can quite often get away with using a lesser capable machine to complete a task, then again about 5 years ago a site I was on the builder managed to burn out a brand new Makita core drilling machine while using a 110mm core bit without getting through an 11" wall, I have the same machine lost count of how many large holes it has cored in the last 25 years and it has only had the clutch tweeked once in all that time
A mate of mine was a manager in a hire shop before he retired and if I called in for a brew it was amazing how many customers didn't have a clue what machine they needed and generally were after hiring a lighter weight machine than they really needed and they were surprised when they were told the limitations of each machine
The favourite one was generators you know the ones that provide limitless Kw of electricity, one guy was expecting to run an event with a load of 30 - 40Kw off a 5 KVA generator and was really miffed that they wouldn't hire a generator to him and gave him a couple of phone numbers of a few companies that could supply generators of a capacity he needed
The user abuse factor always makes it difficult to recommend any equipment, some people with a bit of care can quite often get away with using a lesser capable machine to complete a task, then again about 5 years ago a site I was on the builder managed to burn out a brand new Makita core drilling machine while using a 110mm core bit without getting through an 11" wall, I have the same machine lost count of how many large holes it has cored in the last 25 years and it has only had the clutch tweeked once in all that time