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Best Makita 230 mm angle grinder

Updated: October 2026

You want one Makita for a 230 mm disc, and the most stars are not the same purchase as UK-marked reviews. The best Makita 230 mm angle grinder in this set is conditional: paving near a socket, a named case, a 110 V transformer, or an XGT body you can already power. The lowest price is £78.52. The largest star count is 4.8 from 2,820. The only large UK-marked sample is 4.6 from 874. The [Makita angle grinder 230 comparison](/hub/tools/makita-angle-grinder-230) holds the table. Peter F. updated this on 21 October 2026 from the listings, not from a lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one Makita for a 230 mm disc, and the most stars are not the same purchase as UK-marked reviews.

Our top picks

Makita Makita GA9050KX

Best overall

Makita Makita GA9050KX
6.4/10about £128.29
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Makita Makita GA9050R

Best value

Makita Makita GA9050R
6.1/10about £78.52
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Makita Makita GA9020/2

Rank 3

Makita Makita GA9020/2
9.1/10about £107.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What best can mean in this set
  2. 2.The GA9020/2 if you accept the plug reviews
  3. 3.The box you can read
  4. 4.Listings that stay conditional

What best can mean in this set

A 5.0 from three reviews does not outrank a 4.6 from 874 when those reviews are not marked United Kingdom. The GA9050KX carries that 5.0, with one French text. The GA9050R carries 4.8 from 2,820, and none of the written reviews is marked United Kingdom. The GA9020/2 carries 4.6 from 874, from UK-marked texts up to a 50-review cap. The GA9050R at £78.52 is the best value on the shelf only if you accept a title that never says 230 mm. Stars, pounds and review region stay three scores. The checks are on the buying guide.

The GA9020/2 if you accept the plug reviews

The GA9020/2, ASIN B000I6QWSA, is £107.99. The title says 240 V and 230 mm. The row says 2,200 W, 6,600 rpm and 6 kg, beside a 220 V cell that does not match the title. UK reviews describe brick, concrete, paving and a concrete step, once a decent diamond disc is fitted. There is no soft start in the bullets, and a hard start with a grinding disc is a handful. UK deliveries, including a replacement, arrived with a Euro two-pin plug the description did not mention. One UK review says the listed disc was missing.
Makita Makita GA9050KX

Testsieger

Makita Makita GA9050KX
6.4/10about £128.29
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The box you can read

The GA9050KX, ASIN B00WX9DJVI, is £128.29. The components line names two 230 mm wheels, a spanner, a synthetic case and a side handle. No speed is printed. Open it when the carton has to say wheels and a case in words. The review file is 5.0 from three ratings and one French text. The bullets do not say soft start. The GA9020RFK1 at £245.69 is the other cased 2,200 W listing. A Dutch bullet says soft start. Three German reviews praise the build, and one says the pictured discs were not in the case. The manufacturer field prints EISAK.

Listings that stay conditional

The GA9050R stays at £78.52 and off the top of this page. The title omits 230 mm. The speed row says 5,000 rpm, against a 6,600 min⁻¹ manual figure, and the sheet prints 2 watts and silica gel. PSA5 says toothed saw-blade attachments should not be used. The GA9050/1 at £129.50 is the only 110 V title. The 110 V or 240 V page carries that split. The GA038GZ07 suits you only if you already own 40 V XGT packs. Near a domestic socket, with the Euro-plug reviews accepted, the GA9020/2 is the top pick.

Common questions

Which listing has the only large set of UK-marked reviews?
The GA9020/2, at 4.6 from 874. The notes on file used UK-marked texts up to a 50-review cap. Themes were power on paving and concrete, weight, no soft start, a Euro plug, and one missing disc. The other five listings do not have a UK-marked written sample of that size. The GA9050/1 has two UK texts inside a file of 11 ratings.
Is the cheapest GA9050R the best value if its reviews are not marked United Kingdom?
It is the lowest shelf price, at £78.52, and the star line is 4.8 from 2,820. That is the value case on price alone. It is a weak value case if you need UK-marked comments on the plug, the disc or the case, because none of the written reviews in the file is marked United Kingdom. The title also omits 230 mm, and the speed row prints 5,000 rpm.
Is the GA9050KX the one that names wheels and a case?
Yes. The components line names two 230 mm wheels, a spanner, a synthetic case and a side handle, at £128.29. The review support is one French text and a 5.0 from three ratings. You can prefer that box line and still refuse to treat three stars as a larger fact than 874 ratings on the GA9020/2.
Why is the GA9020RFK1 much more expensive?
It is £245.69 for a 2,200 W, 230 mm title that says the tool is in a case, with a Dutch soft-start bullet. The GA9020/2 is £107.99 without a case in the box line. Three German reviews are the whole written file, and one of them says the pictured discs were absent. The manufacturer field prints EISAK. The extra money is not buying a larger UK sample.
Does a 5.0 from three reviews outrank a 4.6 from 874?
No. The 5.0 sits on the GA9050KX, with one written review marked France. The 4.6 sits on the GA9020/2, with hundreds of ratings and a UK-marked sample. A perfect star line on three reviews is a thin file. It can describe a good day. It cannot outrank the only large UK sample in the set.

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Sources

Public UK sources used for this page in October 2026. Prices, stars and review counts are from the six amazon.co.uk listings scored on 21 October 2026. HSE rules apply at work. They are not a certificate for a domestic tool, and a declared vibration figure is not a daily dose.

  1. Makita UK, GA9020 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  2. Makita UK, GA9050 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  3. Makita UK, GA038G (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  4. GA9050 manual (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  5. HSE, construction electricity (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  6. HSE, HSG17 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  7. OPSS, PSA5 toothed blades (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  8. Screwfix, angle grinder buying guide (retrieved 21 October 2026)