Hammer drill recommendations

xyz123

Hi, any recommendations for combi cordless drill. Budget is about £125. It will be used for diy. I generally prefer to spend decent money to make sure things last a while. I can see there are hundreds of drills with lithium ion technology. Not sure which one are decent, bosch (blue ones) or makita or dewalt. Thanks

Ruski

All of the above and you can't go far wrong - personally I use the 'Blue' tools to make a living

HTH

Russ

adonis

I have hitachi and find it good but most people have their favorites.

Gloomendoom

I use Makita cordless and have no complaints.

Davesnave

At this price point there's the chance to go brushless. I don't know enough to comment myself, but someone might wish to.....

tacpot12

While brushless is definitely better, a diy user won't get a lot of benefit unless they do big jobs on a regular basis.

knightstyle

Wait for Lidl to have one in on their once a year deals.

GT60

Check out screwfix for deals on all drills mentioned
or Lidi or Aldi for a cheaper one they have them on their web sites
Remember it is the battery you need to look after and not leave to go flat for long periods of non use (I Believe)

Chrishazle

Metabo - metal gearbox, guaranteed replacement battery availability for years (big factor for me, I have 3 cordless Axminster White drills , batteries knackered but drills fine, no replacement batteries available, recell of existing packs £55 per pack!!). Now have 18V and 10.8V Metabo combis, superb tools.

xyz123

Thanks for all replies.

stator

If you're going to use the hammer function a lot then go for an SDS drill, more efficient on hammer setting. Otherwise go for a big lithium-ion battery. Hammer drills use up the battery a lot. Check out the costs of spare batteries, don't buy a cheap drill if the second battery is going to cost a lot.

I've been using a Ryobi hammer drill and impact driver pair for over a year without complaint. I know they're not recommended by professionals but they've not broken so far.

Also check out gumtree for other cordless tools from the same range. If you can get lots of tools using the same 18V battery it makes life easier.