Big selection of SDS bits? If you're doing 2nd fix get a small cassette with 7 or 8 drills in it then buy the rest as and when needed. If you're plugging walls most of your plugs will be 5-6-8mm. A basic SDS drill, like the Bosch GBH2-20SRE or deWalt D25003K weighs in around 2.5kg (hence the 2kg class) - not the ridiculous 7kg quoted by another respondent. I'd recommend getting a machine with rotation stop as you'll then be able to use it for light chiselling later on. The 2kg machines are a bit slow doing that, but the next size-up 3kg machines, like the Bosch GSH3E, are a lot more expensive, but they do drill and chisel a lot faster. I feel that 3.5kg is about the maximum weight most people can hold for doing lots of drilling unless you happen to be King Kong.
Remember, SDS drills can take a conventional 3-jaw chuck in an adapter for drilling wood or metal, although there are firms making SDS metal and wood auger bits as well (they're a bit pricey, though). Another useful low-cost addition is a 6mm hex bit adaptor - to take bits for driving large screws, etc.
Whatever you buy, try to stick with good industrial stuff (Bosch blue, deWalt, Metabo, Milwaukee/AEG/Atlas-Copco, Ryobi, etc) as they last and you'll still be able to get spoares (brushes, bearings, switches, etc) in 3 years time. Buy cheap and you'll probably end up binning it first time it goes wrong.
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