Cordless Drills

What to look for when purchasing a Cordless Drill

If you are looking for a cordless drill there are many options available but the determining factor is what you will be using it for. I would recommend at least 14.4 volts as power and tourqe are important to be able to power through even hard woods.

The main difference in price levels are the internal parts of the drill. The casual use drills used by the diy crowd, will most likely have plastic gears while the professional models ,around twice as much, will have metal gears. I have included an excellent buying guide in .pdf available here.

Battery life is also a big factor and whatever drill you purchase, I would recommend buying a backup battery if you are planning to use it for an extended period of time. That way you will have no down time while charging a battery.

There are many maufacturers of cordles drills and here are some of them - Makita - Porter Cable - Milwaukee - Fein - DeWalt - Bosch and Ryobi to name some of the more popular manufacturers.
 

You can also buy reconditioned models that are said to have been brought back to "good as new" and save a bunch.