New Cordless Drill Required

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After many years of faithful service, my black and decker cordless drill has finally died, so I need a replacement for it.

My old drill was a 14.4V model, but I would ideally like a 18V model with Li-on batteries. I had been looking at THIS model, but wanted to get a second opinion or recommendation of a better one. Hoping to pay around the £100 mark.

Thanks
 
Great choice,highly recommend Makita.

I usually recommend the one in link below, but yours is a better deal, as it has two batteries, but only a canvas bag, whereas mine has a case,I find I can easily manage on one battery, as they hold there charge for ages.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-bhp453sh-18v-1-3ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill/58614

Can't fault it, mine has been superb, recommended it on here many times.


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Ditto - I have a Makita BHP453 but it came with a 3ah battery and a 101 piece set for £150. Depends what you want to do with it but for smaller jobs you'll be fine with the smaller battery.

The only problem is as soon as you get a battery powered device, you'll be wanting to add to the collection.
 
Two batteries are really handy - especially if you are working with them every day -- if only a casual DIYer then one will do as leaving them for any period of time ruins batteries.

I had a Bosch GBH24v and as soon as I stopped work they were ruined in a yrs by non use.

Dave
 
Another vote for the Makita,
I am not sure what model I actually got but I paid £150, it came in a limited edition grey and metal carry case, it is in the white and black colour scheme and it looks very similar to the BHP453 listed above.

I absolutely love it, cannot reccomend it enough, it is without doubt the best tool I have ever purchased.

I will say however that for any heavier tasks you really need a corded drill, by £40 B&D corded is loads faster at drilling.
 
DXP55 said:
Two batteries are really handy - especially if you are working with them every day -- if only a casual DIYer then one will do as leaving them for any period of time ruins batteries.

I had a Bosch GBH24v and as soon as I stopped work they were ruined in a yrs by non use.

Dave
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Just make sure to keep them fully charged if storing over long periods, leaving them depleted is what damages them. LI-ION will store for years and lose little charge over that period.

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I will say however that for any heavier tasks you really need a corded drill, by £40 B&D corded is loads faster at drilling.
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This is the only negative about the cheap Makita battery drill/drivers, they are slow. You can get faster 18v drills, my Dewalt 18v drill is 2000rpm drill, 600rpm drive and a middle speed of 1350rpm.
 
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DogsBody said:
Another vote for the Makita,
I am not sure what model I actually got but I paid £150, it came in a limited edition grey and metal carry case, it is in the white and black colour scheme and it looks very similar to the BHP453 listed above.

I absolutely love it, cannot reccomend it enough, it is without doubt the best tool I have ever purchased.

I will say however that for any heavier tasks you really need a corded drill, by £40 B&D corded is loads faster at drilling.
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I think that model is the DHP456RMWX. If you look around you can get it with a 100 piece accessory kit for about £150.
 
yup - got that anniversary edition one (456)- its an awesome piece of kit for the price.
Seen it dip as low as £139 on the forest - but they soon shot up in price again lol.

think I got mine from some place called powertool2u or somat.
 
yup - got that anniversary edition one (456)- its an awesome piece of kit for the price.
Seen it dip as low as £139 on the forest - but they soon shot up in price again lol.

think I got mine from some place called powertool2u or somat.
 
I picked up the very similar DeWalt DCD785, I tried the DeWalt, Makita and Hitachi options at Screwfix and found that the DeWalt felt best in my hand. The Hitachi just didn't feel right to use. The Makita was good too but I'd read a lot about failures with their battery system so was a bit put off.
 
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I picked up the very similar DeWalt DCD785, I tried the DeWalt, Makita and Hitachi options at Screwfix and found that the DeWalt felt best in my hand. The Hitachi just didn't feel right to use. The Makita was good too but I'd read a lot about failures with their battery system so was a bit put off.
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I have the same same DeWalt, it's a great piece of kit for the money. It's far more powerful than the Makita's (which i also own 2 of) but i do find the Makita's to be more controlable (sp?).
All in all they are both decent drills at this price range.
 
Looks like the Makita it is then! I'm only an amateur DIY person, but find I have to use a drill a lot for various purposes, so the two batteries will be very handy for me.

First job for it, screwing down boards in the loft!

Thanks for the advice everyone.
 
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