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Hello Everyone,

I recently moved into a house and have some DIY work to do, like assembling furniture etc. I'm new to DIY and looking to buy a drill/screwdriver combi tool. I have searched online and shortlisted a few (see below). Please can you experts recommend which one to buy. I'm personally leaning towards Einhell PXC TE CD18Li-I as its under £100 and looks alright for a beginner.

Thank you

Einhell PXC TE CD18Li-I BL Power X-Change 18V Li-Ion Cordless Brushless Combi Drill 1 x 4.0Ah (£89.98)

Dewalt DCD791M1 18v Brushless 2nd Generation Drill Driver - 1 x 4Ah battery (£119.99)

Dewalt DCD791D2 18v Brushless 2nd Generation Drill Driver - 2 x 2Ah Batteries (£143.99)

Dewalt DCD778M2T-SFGB 18V 4.0AH LI-ION XR BRUSHLESS CORDLESS COMBI DRILL - 2 x 4.0Ah batteries (£149.99)

Makita DHP459SM 18v LXT Brushless Combi Drill -1 x 4Ah (£119.99)
 
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I would say any of those except the Einhell, and avoiding the 2aH batteries.

It is always useful to have a second battery.

My personal preference would be Makita as I have found their tools to be very reliable and well designed.

However with any tool at around the £100 mark they won't be as robust as the higher end Dewalt /Bosch/ Makita type range.

Blup
 
Tricky, haven't really said what you want to do much. An 18v drill is overkill for screwing flat pack together. There isn't one size fits all, for instance for reasons probably best avoided I have about 10 drills for different jobs, some used much more than others.
 
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My missus likes pink ones.......


....... so I bought her a Makita (they come in pink, too)
 
Get a 10.8v unit from any of the brands. These are lightweight, but still powerful enough for your main purpose and later general use. This is one of those times when size definitely does not matter.

I can recommend the 10.8 Bosch units, which are my main drill and driver and have been for 10 years or so.
 
EddieM said:
Tricky, haven't really said what you want to do much. An 18v drill is overkill for screwing flat pack together. There isn't one size fits all, for instance for reasons probably best avoided I have about 10 drills for different jobs, some used much more than others.
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I was thinking 18v is overkill, but If its going to be his only drill maybe he might have some heavy stuff to do.

Ive built an 18' × 9' shed and used a 12v milwaukee set -it drives in 100mm and 120mm screws in with no problem. Ive also used it for drilling into brick upto 12mm.

It struggles drilling 25mm holes through joists for electric cables though -those auger drills with a screw thread end take an awful lot of power.

Ive just bought an einhill pole hedgetrimmer -which Ive been very happy with, so maybe the cordless drills will be well made.

All the brands of cordless are Chinese made now, so maybe the lesser known brands are fine.
 
I would say 2 batteries is more important than 1 big one. Unless you are very organised, one battery inevitably means you will be waiting for it to charge midway through a job.

I've got a green Bosch with 2x 1.5ah batteries, and whilst they are pretty small by comparison with some available these days, having 2 means I always have one on charge ready to go.
 
Notch7 said:
I was thinking 18v is overkill, but If its going to be his only drill maybe he might have some heavy stuff to do.

Ive built an 18' × 9' shed and used a 12v milwaukee set -it drives in 100mm and 120mm screws in with no problem. Ive also used it for drilling into brick upto 12mm.

It struggles drilling 25mm holes through joists for electric cables though -those auger drills with a screw thread end take an awful lot of power.

Ive just bought an einhill pole hedgetrimmer -which Ive been very happy with, so maybe the cordless drills will be well made.

All the brands of cordless are Chinese made now, so maybe the lesser known brands are fine.
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Mine are made in Malaysia ;)
 
EddieM said:
Mine are made in Malaysia ;)
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Similarly my drill was made in UK (or at least assembled in Telford) and my impact driver is Japanese (and I have an American-made saw, too). All Makita
 
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Surely the same goes for other makes such as Metabo, Milwaukee, deWalt, Hitachi and Makita (who made the aforementioned pink drill - that was a 10.8 volt one). Before the invention of 18 volt Li-Ion stuff I did a lot of (trade) work with 12 volt NiCd drills because the 18 volt stuff was just too big and heavy in my opinion.
 
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You maybe right but I can only recommend The bosch stuff because that's what I use mainly. And when I have needed a repair = rare They have sent a courier the next day provided its inside the 3yr warranty.
 
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