Friends don't let friends buy Bosch. Also, why the fuck would you spend $130 on a fuckin' 12V drill? You can do exactly jack shit with 12V. I've got a fuckin' 12V Dremel and I think I spent $30 on it. I have three Black & Decker Matrix drills. This is because I bought one, then Woot had them for half off with the impact driver and two batteries, so I bought two, then I needed more batteries on the horrible job so I bought another with two batteries. That much has me about $40 more than your Bosch but it also has me with three bodies, five batteries, three drill heads and an impact head. To that I have added - - a jigsaw - a hedge trimmer - a grass clipper - a router And will probably add - a reciprocating saw - an air compressor - an orbital sander Note - the only thing it does really well is drill (and impact drill). But you know what? A shitty jigsaw that cost you $30 that runs off your drill kicks the shit out of no jigsaw. I've used the router only a couple times but it's damn handy being able to get into a router for $40.
Shit. So I read this first a few hours ago, and cancelled my Amazon order for the drill, figuring a little more research and a day's worth of shipping wouldn't hurt anybody. Why I ordered it: really good reviews on Amazon; someone I work with has this tiny Bosch and I like how sturdy it feels and how it can get into places; though it's a 12 volt, it reportedly has an immense amount of power and outlasted and outperformed similar drills and 18v drills; my boss has an extra battery that he'd give me that sweetened the deal. I also ordered it because I didn't want a cheap 30 dollar drill that craps out on me. But I'm now way less inclined to order it because (a) peer pressure, and (b) it dawned on me that the main endorser of the drill was the sweet home, a site that probably makes a not insignificant amount of their money from Amazon affiliate links, which pay out more the more the product costs. So there's no incentive for them to heartily recommend a cheaper good value. So it's worth looking into again. So THERE. I'll look again... Thanks. :p
I get Milwaukee tools. Well built, good prices, and almost everyone I know has them, so I can always have someone throw me a battery if mine dies. Plus, their new RED Lithium batteries are just so cool... the have a battery level indicator, they charge in minutes, and they don't peter out... they work at full power until they don't. So no more stupid trying to pull the last few volts out of a battery and being dangerous with it. It just works until the battery decides it is too low, then it stops. So you get a new battery instead of trying to use a failing tool without enough power to drive that screw/cut that board/drill that hole.
They look great. And this dual 18V and impact driver set at less than $200 is a bargain. And 5 stars with over 500 reviews is as good an Amazon endorsement as anything else I've seen. Thanks goobs
Welcome! Another cool thing about that kit is that the battery charger will actually charge their little cylindrical batteries that go in their other tools... like the little screwdriver, flashlight, etc. I am, in fact, planning on getting some of those tools from them now, too, since I can charge their batteries in the same charger.