Ryobi vs Bosch vs Dewalt - sds plus drill

[vizzo]

Looking for something in the up to £100 price bracket. main options seem to be:

Ryobi ERH710RS 710W 3 Mode SDS+ Rotary Hammer Drill - £80 local store
Bosch GBH2000 620w -£100 screwfix
Dewalt D25013N-GB 650w - £90 screwfix

There are some heavier/cheaper models in screwfix by energer and titan - I assume they are not worth considering?

Any opinions?

 

[HERTS P&D]

Bosch would be the one I would buy.

Andy

 

[big-all]

ryobi diy light trade
bosch blue and dewalt full trade

 

[vizzo]

Many thanks

 

[joe-90]

Personally i like the Dewalt. Some of the Erbauer stuff is really good these days too.

 

[sh4d0w]

Bosch Blue for me.

Dewalt are overrated and Ryobi is more the DIY use.

 

[joe-90]

I've got the Bosch and the Dewalt. The Dewalt has much smoother power control.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Looking for something in the up to £100 price bracket. main options seem to be

Of the three the Bosch blue has a better reputation than the other two. I seen too many DWs which have had gearbox issues to ever buy or recommend them. I've used blue Bosch, Atlas-Copco (was Kango, now Milwaukee) and Metabo 2kg and 3kg SDS drills for 30 off years now and yet to have a drill fail in under 10 years hard trade use. Maybe worth noting that Bosch were the first manufacturer to make SDS drills in the late 1970s

There are some heavier/cheaper models in screwfix by energer and titan - I assume they are not worth considering?

Complete and utter rubbish! To be useable for most people an SDS ideally needs to be 2 to 3kg - more than 3 kg and they become progessively more difficult to use as well as exhausting (think about drilling a serioes of holes at eye level and you'll get the idea)

 

[gregers]

bosch blue,end of comparrisson.
and if your funds allow get the version with the rotary stop aswel,this is a godsend and allows you to do light chasing.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

+1 on the suggestion of the 3-function over a 2-function SDS

 

[joe-90]

The Bosch hits harder, the Dewalt hits more often. I nearly always pick up the Dewalt in preference. Very efficient at removing tiles etc.

 

[gregers]

my 1st bosch lasted over 15 years,the 1 im using now is about 6 years old,and gets used and abused weekly.

 

[joe-90]

I bought my Bosch second hand over 25 years ago. I didn't say they didn't last.

 

[vizzo]

Thanks all- decided on the Bosch.