>I need some opinions on cordless drills. My old Makita 9.6 may be getting to
>the end of its days -- after all, it's probably 12 years old now, and
>batteries run about $50 each here. The other night I saw that Sears has a
>19.2v 3/8" cordless drill on for $100. Is this thing any good? It comes with
>a light/screwdriver (probably "junk cabinet" fodder) and 2 batteries. I'm
>assuming that the 19.2 number is pretty much marketing hype and the innards
>will look very similar to their 18v variant.
>
>The $100 price tag is attractive because after taxes/exchange rates, it still
>comes in at about the same price as a Canadian sourced 9.6v. 18v drills here
>are about $350. Of course, if it's junk it doesn't matter what the price is!
Consumer Reports rated cordless drills a month or three ago. I can't
find the issue right now, but one of the sears 18ish volt drills was
highly rated, another wasn't so. I can't find the issue to look up
the numbers, but as I recall it was the cheaper one that was rated
better.
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