Never ever buy a Ni-Cad drill if you are an occasional DIYer.
My personal experience was as follows :-
1) Need to drill some holes so get drill out and it's flat.
2) Put on charge and get fed up waiting so end up using corded drill.
3) Nevermind at least drill will be charged for next time.
4) A month later having not used drill go back to step one.

Lithium Ions hold their charge longer, charge quicker and give more run time.

I've owned one of these for about 5 years, probably more. It's a decent drill but the batteries going flat when I've not used it for a while is a right pain - so you put the spare battery in and it's flat as a pancake... The stupid charger doesn't turn off when the battery is fully charged either. When it is charged it's very good, the clutch is very handy and good speed control on the trigger. However, if I was buying again, I'd definately go for a lithium powered drill.

Moving house in three weeks. This will do nicely.

Got this on the deal a few weeks ago and must say its a great piece of kit for the price , plenty power for every day diy jobs around the house and outside, charges in a few hrs , get it if you can as its worth every penny.
Have some heat opp :smile:

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Half decent drill for the price, preferably wood over masonry.
Anyone expecting miracles with be disappointed.
Always handy to have esp for under a score.
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Why buy into the disadvantages of NiCad when you can have Lithium ion for a little more. Found this at Maplin on a random search for a tenner more. Don't know who makes them for Maplin but considering the Bosch isn't aimed at the serious user anyway my preference would be this one.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-18v-lithium-ion-cordless-drill-n29lk

As well as free delivery states it comes with a selection of 12 drill bits included.

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Love the battery snobs, I have an ancient very cheap Nutool 24v NiCad drill that I use for work, in the car which has had minimal use over the past 13, yes 13 years! original batteries are still fine and drill does a respectable job and if it gets stolen I won't be losing any sleep.

OOS

+1
Would make a great addition to a casual DIYers toolkit.
The battery is nearly worth it alone imo.

There is also the Black + Decker EPC12CA for £16.93 if you dont mind waiting till they get some in stock.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Decker-EPC12CA-Cordless-Driver/dp/B001NI63KY?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
See "Other Sellers on Amazon" on the right, but sold by Amazon.

Only worth it if you are doing a big project as a second drill, Ni-Cad batteries do not store well. I bought a double set of drills like this one and the batteries barely lasted longer than the warranty.
Same experience as Baz8755 above. I have a Makita 18v Ni-Cad drill, battery life is poor compared with the 20v Worx Lithium battery drill I bought as a second drill, the Worx turns out to be more powerful and better battery life than the Makita. Best put your £20 towards a lithium battery drill if you want it to last.
If you are doing a large project though, as a second drill to avoid drill bit/screwdriver bit changes then it is a throwaway price.

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Never ever buy a Ni-Cad drill if you are an occasional DIYer.
My personal experience was as follows :-
1) Need to drill some holes so get drill out and it's flat.
2) Put on charge and get fed up waiting so end up using corded drill.
3) Nevermind at least drill will be charged for next time.
4) A month later having not used drill go back to step one.

Lithium Ions hold their charge longer, charge quicker and give more run time.

Showing £44.46?

doesn't seem to add to basket.

You see a lot of Ni-Cad drills on offer around this price point. I would recommend paying a little more for a lithium ion drill. I bought a challenge lithium ion drill from Argos a while back for a similar price and it does the job.

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Mmmm watch out on this one...the battery doesn't stop charging once it's full...according to the reviews you've got to make sure you remove the battery from the charger after 3 hours otherwise you risk frying the battery :confused:

Bargain, mostly 5 star reviews on Amazon. I would imagine this is great for light duty DIY stuff.

Nicad batteries are old tech, but a Bosch drill for £20 I'm struggling not to buy it myself. HOT :smiley:

Pointless drill driver.