From the website:
"Perfect around the home or in the garage, with a handy quick-charge feature and lots of accessories.
0-400rpm or 0-1150rpm
18V Ni-CD, 1.2Ah battery pack
Quick stop
Electronic speed control
16 torque settings and drill mode
Sanou keyless chuck (0.8-10mm)
Charges in approx. 1 hour
13 accessories including Screw Bits and a Magnetic Bit Holder"
I've seen other cordless drills out there at the same price but most don't come with a 3year warranty so picked this one up today.
Top comments
amancalledchip1
25 Oct 154#11
10mm chuck, no hammer action and a only a 1.2ah battery...and a nicd battery at that . It just needed to be pink
xdaminis
25 Oct 153#2
Ni-CD battery - Not good, old technology,cheap.
All comments (27)
Rich44
25 Oct 15#1
Hot from me, hopefully they'll have some left tomorrow
xdaminis
25 Oct 153#2
Ni-CD battery - Not good, old technology,cheap.
Rich44 to xdaminis
25 Oct 15#7
so what it's guaranteed for 3 years, at least nicad batteries don't explode
Orinaryg
25 Oct 15#3
Bought this the last time it was on,not a great battery on it.My older challenge model from Argos is far superior
barginfan
25 Oct 151#4
Did look to be a bargain until I saw Ni-CD.
ejz
25 Oct 151#5
Ni cad
Want to dump my b&d due to this
paulandpam1
25 Oct 151#6
I suppose for £19.99 it would make a good disposable electric screwdriver.
But as previous people have said Ni-cd is crap and so will this be if used as a drill.
kevgj1
25 Oct 151#8
Funny how Ni-Cd is sooooo passé. For occasional home work this is a bargain, therefore heat!
finnmaccool
25 Oct 151#9
Perfectly adequate for occasional use. I've got an Erbauer drill with Ni Cad batteries and they still charge after 6 years.
tin to finnmaccool
26 Oct 15#22
Yep and I got an Aldi li-ion drill in the Summer and it won't charge.
melted to finnmaccool
26 Oct 15#23
I had a 12v NiCd Black and Decker drill with a slow charger that was borrowed by my father while he was working as a carpenter/ kitchen fitter. The Nicd battery pack lasted over 10 years and survived being dropped from ladders, although the drill body broke in half a couple of times and had to be fibre-glassed back together :smiley:
My dad liked it because like this one it didn't have hammer action, so the drill was nice and light, and also compact. He preferred to use sds drill for masonry anyway as they are drastically quicker than standard hammer drills..
sofiasar
25 Oct 15#10
Iv had one but needs replacing. I'm not a builder or a handy man but I may need a drill once a month so I will save my money and buy this, was going to buy dewalt
amancalledchip1
25 Oct 154#11
10mm chuck, no hammer action and a only a 1.2ah battery...and a nicd battery at that . It just needed to be pink
ukhotdeals1
25 Oct 15#12
NiMh batteries would be nice, but what do you expect for twenty quid? Ni Cad do suffer from memory effect, but then again don't discharge themselves over time - you pays your money and takes your choice!
alphamusic to ukhotdeals1
26 Oct 15#26
I've always found Ni-Cd's to self discharge quite badly. Admittedly most of my experience of Ni-Cd batteries are from 15+ years ago, but wikipedia says they aren't much better than NiMH for self discharge. Only Lithium ion and low self discharge NiMH are good choices for occasional spur of the moment use.
badgerrules
25 Oct 15#13
Some say these are better than makita......
.......they're wrong.
dealman91
25 Oct 15#14
have some heat op
xfield
25 Oct 15#15
Nicd and no hammer action, just a glorified screwdriver.
foes4you
25 Oct 15#16
its NiCad, they don't last 5 minutes, avoid.
Proveright
26 Oct 15#17
Check out homebase own brand value cordless drill , from memory it was cheaper than this.
bobfoel
26 Oct 15#18
TO CLAIM ON THE WARRANTY, YOU HAVE TO SEND BACK TO THE FIRM WHICH MAKES THE DRILL AND THAT WILL PROBABLY COST ABOUT £2O TO SEND SAFELY BY RECORDED DELIVERY. SO NOT REALLY A 3 YEAR WARRANTY.
sutty251 to bobfoel
26 Oct 15#20
Why are you shouting? If it's like most also stuff then you usually just have to take it back to the store.
sal2103
26 Oct 151#19
Picked one up on the weekend. The build quality and feel of the drill is very good and it doesnt feel like a cheap cordless.
Perfect for around the house!
sutty251
26 Oct 15#21
*Aldi (damn autocorrect)
bobfoel
26 Oct 15#24
YOU CAN ONLY TAKE BACK TO THE STORE UP TO 56 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
melted to bobfoel
26 Oct 151#25
If you got your keyboard from Aldi you better take it back quickly then, as the caps lock is broke :wink:
sofiasar
6 Nov 15#27
DID ANYONE BUY IT???
I had to take both back as I couldn't undo chuck!!
I tried more and half work and rest don't!! Lots were opened by poor packing
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Opening post
"Perfect around the home or in the garage, with a handy quick-charge feature and lots of accessories.
0-400rpm or 0-1150rpm
18V Ni-CD, 1.2Ah battery pack
Quick stop
Electronic speed control
16 torque settings and drill mode
Sanou keyless chuck (0.8-10mm)
Charges in approx. 1 hour
13 accessories including Screw Bits and a Magnetic Bit Holder"
I've seen other cordless drills out there at the same price but most don't come with a 3year warranty so picked this one up today.
Top comments
All comments (27)
Want to dump my b&d due to this
But as previous people have said Ni-cd is crap and so will this be if used as a drill.
My dad liked it because like this one it didn't have hammer action, so the drill was nice and light, and also compact. He preferred to use sds drill for masonry anyway as they are drastically quicker than standard hammer drills..
.......they're wrong.
Perfect for around the house!
I had to take both back as I couldn't undo chuck!!
I tried more and half work and rest don't!! Lots were opened by poor packing