Lol At you giving your opinion when you ve never even used this, and no you don't need a sds drill for general diy

Lots of stock around Birmingham

Good find, was oos last week ,but now plenty available.

You beat me to posting it! Good find. When I saw the deal I also spotted this for £85: http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/stanley-fatmax-18v-cordless-hammer-drill-with-2-x-20ah-batteries%2C-fast-charger-and-kitbox---fmc625d2-322538
£20 more but its a hammer drill, has a metal chuck and 2 x 2ah batteries.

Can anyone advise if this is worth the extra £20?

Yes

Well I will keep posting this : the hammer drill is great but it was £69 a few months back on offer. If in no rush worth waiting.

​I bought a very similar Fatmax one for £70 a while back and it's excellent, would not have been unhappy to pay £85 for it. Pretty pointless buying a non-hammer drill I think but each to their own.

Definitely worth the extra, I own it

The specs on the Homebase website seem to suggest that the drill the OP has posted IS a hammer drill.


Blows per minute: 20250 <---------- That's hammer blows per minute !
Number of gears: 2
Battery type: Lithium ion
Voltage: 18V
Suitable for: Drilling into concrete, wood and metal

So it looks to be the same / similar drill as the £84.95 Hammer drill but with 2
X 1.3AH batteries instead of the 2 x 2.0AH batteries, and possibly a non metal chuck... ?

I have the £85 2 x 2.0AH battery version and I really rate it, it is used daily for drilling into masonry and it goes for ages without having to swap batteries / recharge.

That is unless anyone with the £64.44 drill can confirm otherwise ?

I have the £85 ( 2 x 2.0AH batteries version) and it's a very good drill, used almost daily for drilling into masonry and just keeps going for ages without having to recharge.