Cordless Drills

[Rabid]

I have a Dewalt and a Hitachi. The Dewalt cost almost 3x what I paid for the Hitachi and I have yet to notice a difference in performance between the 2.

Hitachi's are highly underrated and have a lifetime warranty. I have nothing bad to say about any of the Hitachi, Milwaukee, Makita or Hilti tools i have owned.

[bgouker]

I have owned many of the brands listed. I only issue Milwaukee 18 volt now. We have almost all of the tools and they run forever. They get abused, but keep on going. I have dropped them off of roofs with little damage. Dewalt is what we used to use, but te batteries seemed to die out sooner. My 2 cents

[Sparky]

I use all Rigid.

[spongejosh]

I really like my 18V Makita compact. I only use it once every couple months but the batteries hold a charge well and recharge from dead in about 10 minutes.

[Tinelement]

Don't do Snap-on!!!!!!!! I'm on like my 5 replacement in 2 yrs. it's actually a game now.

I'd go Dewalt.

[Stone83]

Was in the same boat as you... I cryed

Got a Craftsman 19.2 volt... she's a purdy sum bitch....does a GREAT JOB!

(It's red though)

[Digi]

I do sheet metal for a living so I use cordless drills about as much as one can on a day to day basis. +1 for Dewalt, Makita, Milwaukee, or Hilti. All are very comparable with the Hilti being slightly better + lifetime warranty on battery's but I don't feel the price difference is worth going with Hilti. Tool King has a great selection of bare cordless tools for further down the line when you need another tool but don't need more battery's/charger. Go with w/e you can find the best deal on and definitely get a combo pack that includes an impact drill. They are handy for so many situations.

[Dryfli]

I use dewalt I would recommend going to tool king off of 6th and Simms they have all the major brands and better prices than the box stores. You can also buy reconditioned tools that still have warrantees. If you have a bunch of batteries you can buy the bare tool which I really like because I have 7 batteries and don't need any more.

[ben4372]

Someone touched on it a bit. You need the kit. Bought a DeWalt impact driver last year. Heavy but tough, and I get free DeWalt batteries at work. My Buddy had a Hitatchi and it was the most user friendly tool I've seen. Lasted 8 years till gravity got it. Back to the impact driver. The best thing for driving screws ever. You can sink more deck screws and lag bolts per charge. And it is fast. The Bosch drill/ driver is nice too.

[Richard K]

I've gone through Makita's, Ryobis's and Dewalt's. Went to Home Depot to find a replacement and picked up a combo pac of an 18 volt 3/8" drill/driver and an 18 Volt impact. What swayed me was the lifetime warranty on ALL components, drills, chargers and batteries! I had previously found it cheaper to buy a new Ryobi with batteries and charger than to replace batteries. The Rigid combo pac was $179. With the impact driver I can drive a 6" 3/8" lag screw all the way into/through 5/8" drywall and a 2x6 edgewise (did it as a test) and still have plenty of battery left.