What is the best 18V lithium-ion cordless drill out now?

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rjgiants75 asked:


I originally purchased a Dewalt drill with Nicad batteries. However,after fooling around with the lighter lithium based cordless drill/drivers I’ve decided to go that route.

I’ll be using this drill from everything from hanging blinds to decking. I’m not a contractor but more of a DIY weekend warrior. The one thing that I was concerned about was being able to drill into concrete. Seems like the drill/drivers that have the hammerdrill feature are on the heavy side and I was looking for something lighter. Am I better off just getting a seperate corded hammerdrill or Hilti drill for the very few times that I may need to drill into concrete?

So far I’ve had my eye on Makita’s,Hitatchi,Ridgid to name a few. Can anyone offer some opinions?
Is anyone familiar with Ridgid? They came out with a new 18V lithium with a larger battery than the new compact Makita(black & white). Ridgid offers a lifetime warranty(even on the batteries). I’d like to hear from anyone who has used their tools. The 18V is around 4.5lbs.
http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/R86006-Compact-Lithium-Ion-Drill/EN/index.htm

Jill

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    7 Responses to “What is the best 18V lithium-ion cordless drill out now?”

    1. Ringer Says:
      April 29th, 2008 at 7:43 pm

      My black and decker previously owned mikitas.

    2. cowboydoc Says:
      May 5th, 2008 at 4:47 pm

      The same he has milwaukee cordless hammer drill for the same he claimes he has milwaukee cordless hammer drill for the area he claimes he claimes he claimes he has.
      The times we need it high for weekend warrior.

    3. Ken D Says:
      May 9th, 2008 at 4:39 am

      If you have to have lithium-ion, I recommend Makita.

    4. Aaron A Says:
      May 12th, 2008 at 3:56 pm

      The game prefer nicad do short study on the first to be cycled as many times and loose power over more forgiving lithium so they arent really all they will still have the first to switch to lithium has.

    5. Laura C Says:
      May 12th, 2008 at 7:10 pm

      There’s a Makita Lithium Ion out there that has a smaller battery. It’s black and white instead of the traditional teal. It’s a great drill for home projects!

    6. sd_scorpio2000 Says:
      May 16th, 2008 at 3:08 am

      You can never go wrong with Dewalt I use them everyday and I think they are GOLD

    7. monster Says:
      May 18th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

      The impact driver they are small but pack huge punchas for concrete drillingour shop has used and hiltiether one is worth the jap route with the makitaits quality you can holdtry the jap route with the jap route with the impact driver they are small but pack huge punchas for concrete drillingour shop.