Hitachi combi drill????

[gaz0609]

Im on the look out for a 14.4v combi drill.I basically want something that will tackle any job around the house.
Ive come across the Hitachi DV14DVC/JR 14.4v on Amazon for £62.73.It comes with 2 x 1.4ah ni-cad batteries,30 min charger and carry case.Does anyone have one of these or know if they are any good?Reviews on hitachi seem hard to find.Makita and dewalt seem to be people's favourite and ive read good things about ryobi and site.But for the price the Hitachi could be a good buy?Many thanks.

 

[Burnerman]

I recently bought a Hitachi 18v drill from B&Q...comes with 2 lithium batteries (only 1.8 ah though), carry case and fast charger. It has been absolutely brill and I'd definitely by Hitachi again.
This one was on offer, just under £90.
John

 

[gaz0609]

That sounds like a good deal John.I noticed B&Q are selling the dewalt 18v for £99.99.The batteries are only 1.3ah though.They had a twin set Ryobi for £70 aswell(Half price).Combi and drill driver i think.Did'nt really take much notice of that but ive recently read alot of good things about Ryobi,so maybe this will be worth another look?

 

[stevie-b]

tool station at b+q have a site (makita) 14.4 with three batteries for 45

 

[gaz0609]

Are these the same ones screwfix are doing for £60?Is toolstation in the B&Q shop?I imagine they'll only be in the mega stores.?

 

[Burnerman]

I'd definitely be sticking with lithium batteries these days.....
John

 

[gaz0609]

ok ive come across a bosch psb 14.4v on ebay for £65.Just one battery but its lithium (1.5ah).Bosch have a good reputation dont they?

 

[muggles]

Yeah Bosch is good stuff, the Blue range is the professional range but the Green range will do fine for home use, not build as robustly as the blue stuff of course but they still have a 2-year domestic use warranty (and not a lot of people know that!)