Which of these two cordless drill would you choose?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/84044/Pow ... ombi-Drill

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/73596/Pow ... ombi-Drill

you could toss a coin

I'd go with the makita for the only reason that over the last ten years or so I get the feeling that Makita have been on an upward curve in quality, whereas DeWalt have been on a very slight downward one. At the moment they are about the same imo.

weight the same battery identical drilling depth the same makita 1300rpm dewalt 1700 rpm

i would choose dewalt not simply because i have in 18v dewalt angle grinder jigsaw recip saw angle drill spiral saw [converted to a router] plunge saw hammer drill

a important point is all dewalt 18v tools and batteries over the last 30 years all fit including the smaller nano batteries
the only manufacturer that has done this as far as i know so you wont have a reliable tool and no battery

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big al could you describe your spiral saw/ router thing? and post a picy? would you use it for say routing out for door hinges with the correct template?

paid £45 for one off these from tools4 trade about 18 months ago as a clearence line
http://www.tylertool.com/dewalt326.html ... rce=become

the yellow area above the "O"spindle lock where the metal hoop is i have removed all theexcesive plastic up untill the black ring with the rock switch to make it a circle off approximatly 43mm around and used an old ferm[screwfix own] router base simmilar to this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Omega-871142599 ... B0001MQGW8

its a great solid router but very top heavy as you might expect
it does a full depth plunge because i removed the plunge springs cut one in half and s-t-r-e-a-c-h-e-d it for both sides it will happily cut a 6x6mm rebate on a 6mm cutter i am shure it wouldnt moan to much at 8x8mm

i would use it if the door was on its edge for hinges i would not use it iff it was 90 degrees to horizontal as the weight would be to big a lever the collar is tight but theres 1kg hanging 9 inches away it will pull down and maybe chatter a bit

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ahh, cool. perhaps it would be worth an investigation. have you thought about sending pics to dewalt? they may be able to modify it further could come in as a usefull tool.

if its a choice between the 2 i would pick the makita as its 100 quid cheaper for basically the same drill.

if you are prepared to spend 200 quid on dewalt why not look at
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HITACHI-DV18DL-18 ... 686wt_1167

only a few quid more 2x 18v 3ah li-ion batterys, i got rid of my 18v dewalt for this hitachi its miles better

lol speed thats my local tool shop its less than a mile away

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If cost is an issue, B&Q are selling the Dewalt drill in store for £99. They're also doing a 15% off voucher which you can print out from their website -- that's £85 altogether which isn't too bad

@ Speed

The dewalt is only £99 as well mate. There was a mistake with their website and it accidentally went back up to normal price but it shouldn't have. You must have clicked on the link after the error and viewed it as £199.

Anyway customer services sent me the dewalt it seems free of charge!!! They've sent it to my work and I've just collected it but I haven't paid anything for it!!!

Happy days

I don't even need to look at the drill models to give my answer..........

......makita. I have had 2 dewalt drills and both shagged in under a year. My makitas last years. I still have my original 9.6V makita battery drill which is now about 20 years old!!!

yeah, and before anyone says anything....NO iy hasn't had two new batterys, new casing, a new trigger and gears in that time pmsl.

I agree with the previous post. I have many makita tools and have never had any problems. I have a Dewalt 18v combi and I have had to repair it twice in the last year at a cost of over 80 pounds for parts and now it has broke again. It is only 4 years old anyway. Spoken to other tradesmen and they have all said the same. Makita are reliable but the build quality of Dewalt has gone downhill.

Just as ann add on, I have noticed that when you get 'offers' for battery drills they normally supply the lesser versions of the battery that goes with them. Screwfix are notorious for it. Normally £399 now £299, yeah they are but with 1.3AH batteries instead of the normal 2AH ones lol.

Thanks for all the replies. As you know I opted for the De-Walt as it didn't cost me anything so I can't complain

As the batteries are only 1.3AH where would be the best place to purchase the 2AH ones? Assuming the charger would still accept them.

yup I noticed that, I can't be assed having 3 batteries or changing them regularly Screwfix did a Makita sale last year with 3Ah battery, 22m charge, picked up 18V makita for £148.

they made a big deal about the sale. said it was half price or something but exact same one is on toolstation for £174, so as good as I first thought