kuga wrote:https://www.walmart.com/ip/BLACK-DECKER-20-Volt-MAX-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Drill-with-44-Piece-Project-Kit/268673918
Is this one any good for beginner/minor home repairs? Not looking for anything fancy.
The price is right for occasional use BUT:
If you are really only going to use these things once or twice a year, then a CORDED tool might be the way to go. Batteries hate sitting idle. Corded will, in most cases, give you a stronger tool.
As for Black and Decker: they used to be THE name in power tools (like in the 60's and 70's) and then they fell off into cheaper (production/quality) is better. I haven't picked up anything of theirs in a long time... but if they're still producing tools, you can infer that they are at least a serviceable option.
I've had a DeWalt set (drills, impact driver, 6" panel saw) that's been in use professionally for over
ten 16 years! I've cycled through (replaced) a complete set of batteries in that time. Once. The tools are still going.
DeWalt went through some convulsions recently as they changed their battery format about three times in as many years. (I bet that frustrated some who invested in the early iterations of that effort.)
They still offer the old original, behemoth, 18v batteries my set uses, and some lithium ones that fit the tool as well (thankfully). Their newest batteries are completely different so if/when I outlast the tools and I have to replace them.. I will probably revisit them for consideration, but I will also give Makita a hard look. Smoother operating tools... it seems to me, anyway.
Brushless is the newest motor technology. Speaking of smooth. And supposedly longer-lived. Milwaukee, I think, led the way into that technology and their tools had great reviews when it came out. I think the other players are embracing brushless tech, now, too.
