Drill/Driver advice required

Hi all

I was hoping i could get some advice from you guys in regards to cordless drills/drivers.

I'm looking to buy one of these however due to financial restraints, i have a budget of about £40.

I've had a look around a few places and theres several priced within that range, but a lot of these are brands i have not heard off.

I've seen one in Argos, Challenge Xtreme, prices £30, 18v. Has anyone got any experience of this make?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...Cordless+drills+and+screwdrivers|14418778.htm


Or any recommendations for a good drill/driver. I'd be classed as light to medium trade user.

thanks in advance

You will break that toy in minutes with any sort of trade use. You'll need a bigger budget than £40.

are there any decent ones you could recommend which are not too out of my price range?

this one seems to be getting a lot of good reviews on screwfix

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/20449...Direct-Power-BP11240-24V-Cordless-Combi-Drill

what do you intend to use the the drill for?

The voltage does not represent the power for cheap tat like that '24V' drill. I suspect my 9.6V makita will easily outperform that. There is only one option for you and I'm surprised Big Al isn't here yet!

Ryobi. Have a look in B&Q they had a twin pack 12V for about that budget. That will be your best bet.

neds said:

The voltage does not represent the power for cheap tat like that '24V' drill. I suspect my 9.6V makita will easily outperform that. There is only one option for you and I'm surprised Big Al isn't here yet!

Ryobi. Have a look in B&Q they had a twin pack 12V for about that budget. That will be your best bet.

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didnt know if i am honest
well i did see it somwhere but forgot

keep away from argos for drills,
why?
Argos sell the cheapest drills at high prices for what they are, they break very easy.


B&Q stock some nice drills, probally will be able to get one for your budget, but what i done (the other day) was i found two drills i liked, asked here which to go for, i then priced them up.
this example was just my shop:
B&Q - £200 new for the drill, two 1.3 battarys, charger and case
EBay - £130 inc delivery new, same as above,
EBay- £70 inc delivery, referbed, same as above.

So i ended up getting two for less them B&Q.

but back on subject of what drill to pick, it dose come down to what you what to use it for, you will pay less for corded drills then cordless so work out if you want to plug it in or not.

weight, if your doing light hammer drilling (brick etc) then i always use a drill with a little more weight.
If your drilling/driving timber then somthing lighter.
This, for me, gives me the easy control i like.

Power, This is not everything, it comes down to your drill bits as well, a good drill bit in a lower power drill will out perform a bad bit in a high power drill.

as for makes, Makita and Hitachi are normally the two brands i go for, but, you do pay more for them as they are, in my opinion, the best two going at the moment.

just to finish my post,
If your going with cordless, the 'ah' rating, this basiclly is how long your battery will last, the higher it is (1.3,1.4.2.0 and so on) the longer you go without charging, you also want to try and get two batterys, that way you dont have to wait for charging

hope this helps you a little,
cheers,
Phil

I agree, Ryobi will be an excellent compramise in this situation.

Are you in the trade Iron Naz?

The cheap direct power from Screwfix may seem okay, but you will be sick and tired of the batteries needing constant recharge, everytime you get it out of the van it will have lost its charge or it will run out of juice half way through drilling that last hole on a shower enclosure.

Good tools pay for themselves very quickly with the time saved from using them over the cheap tat.

Buy nothing less than Ryobi.