Mediocre at best
I picked this up for $40 on sale in a local store. It’s adequate for most tasks, but no better.
The battery can only be charged when it’s plugged into the drill, so you can’t alternate between two to keep working. It doesn’t have a variable speed setting, so controlling the speed when driving [...]
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Go Green!
Let’s get the visual appearance out of the way first, shall we? Not everyone is going to like the high tech look of this tool (although I personally happen to love it). If you look at other Japanese power tool manufacturers such as Makita and Panasonic you’ll see they are also using [...]
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Powerful, fast. Wobbling chuck
I compared this drill with Milwaukee 0824-20 and it is much faster and powerful than Milwaukee. Makita took 39 secs to drill a 1/2 inch hole in 4 inch concrete block (not hollow). Milwaukee did the job on 52 sec.
Both Batteries drilled 5 holes and then died. Milwaukee is super heavy makita [...]
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Better than expected (with update)
After reading all the other reviews, I expected to have problems with the 1.5 AH but they work fine. I did a time test with the flashlight and they lasted 2 hours each. Using it on the impact/driver for handy work it lasted all day. This may not [...]
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Very Happy To Turn Green!
It’s funky design might turn you off but this is one solid powerful drill. With it’s 550 in/lbs of torque, a great chuck, 3 amp/hr batteries, excellently balanced and a very precise feel. This is a pro-grade drill that takes alot of abuse and they back it up with a 5 [...]
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True variable speed
Makita has two 14.4 impact drivers on the market. The older one is the 6932 and the newer the 6935. While both are priced about the same, the older is widely promoted packaged with a drill/driver unit. I chose to forgo the allure of a free drill/driver unit and [...]
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Nearly Perfect
I’ve had the PS40 for over six months now and find it to be an excellent driver - nearly perfect.
At first I was put off by the noise of the impact mechanism, but after drilling hundreds of deck screws I came to appreciate the tremendous amount of torque available. More torque [...]
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Cordless battery that seems like a cord is attached
I bought the Panasonic EYC142B 14.4V Lithium Ion 3-Tool Combo Kit with Drill & Driver, Impact Driver and Flashlight. I bought an extra battery for a total of three. I use the drill the most. Light weight with the Lithium Ion battery. Drill hangs [...]
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1/2 inch hammer drill is fast and strong.
I used to carry a 3/8th inch drill because it was light and fast, and a 1/2 inch hammer drill because it was slow (for large drill bits) and powerful (for drilling concrete, up to 1 inch diameter holes). This DeWalt is twice as fast as my [...]
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