I own non-quick-release ratchets; but either I inhereted the ratchet from someone else, or it's a matter of "I wouldn't have bought them if the company had offered them as a QR version".
I have NEVER found that QR gets in the way or becomes a clearance problem. OTOH, I really hate having to pry sockets off the ratchet with a screwdriver.
Things are worst in 1/4" drive; bad in 3/8" drive, not-so-bad in 1/2" drive, and no big deal in 3/4" and larger sizes. Small sockets are just harder to grip than bigger ones.
I have NEVER found that QR gets in the way or becomes a clearance problem. OTOH, I really hate having to pry sockets off the ratchet with a screwdriver.
Things are worst in 1/4" drive; bad in 3/8" drive, not-so-bad in 1/2" drive, and no big deal in 3/4" and larger sizes. Small sockets are just harder to grip than bigger ones.