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Re: Arrgg. Looking for cordless drill/screwdriver all in one...

reply to marti
I have the Ryobi P813 drill. Came with two batteries, a flashlight, and a charger. I've since purchased a recip saw and my wife got me the circular saw for christmas. They are all One+ which use the Li Ion batteries that came with the drill.

Over the past few weeks, I've used them heavily on a kitchen remodel. I love them more than I did before. The Li Ion batteries fall off just a touch just before they die, otherwise they are full power through the whole charge. They recharge in a couple of hours. I have yet to have one battery run out before the other is charged.

They have a button you push on the battery and it lights up to show how much charge is left in green/yellow/red format. Even on Red, they still last a while.

Consumer Reports rates this drill highest for 18v. I do too.

Home Depot now sells the P814 in a kit with a recip saw, not sure if the 813 is still available. The 814 autoshifts between the two gears.

Hope this helps,

TD

p813 is no longer available.

reply to marti
»shopping.yahoo.com/p:Makita%20BT···03410014

Makita...none better. I go through a lot of tools and over the years makita has held up better than Dewalt, Bosch, Porter Cable, and Milwaukee. If you want one tool that will cover most of your around the house needs and most light commercial needs (tapcons, small concrete anchors, light duty impact driver)..this is the tool to get.

reply to william58
I went back to Home Depot today and picked up the Makita BDF452HW.

Thanks for all of the replies!
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This one?

Very cool. I like the last statement of the recording. "..it is value priced..."

The overlay on the picture says MSRP: $1500.
Looks like I will be staying with what I have already.

reply to TA63
That one. It was $199.00 at Home Depot.

Good drill but I would have opted for the BDF451. The 452 uses 1.5ah batteries vs 3.0ah batteries on the 452. For small jobs not really an issue but if your building a deck, or something of that nature...batteries dont last long enough.

reply to marti
Unless you are talking contractor level usage, any of the sub $100 models from your favorite store will work fine.

I have a Ryobi model that works fine for me, it is variable speed and torque.
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reply to marti
I have a DeWalt that must be almost 10 years old. Recently replaced the battery for about $40 (Batteries Plus will rebuild just about any battery pack) I can drill little holes through wood, drive screws or drill big holes through cinder blocks, all with no problems.
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reply to wilbilt
Yep. Sawzall is a Milwaukee registered trademark. I've got one and I love it.