Hitachi 18v cordless drill with two 2.5ah batteries. Comes with a bare torch attachment worth £9.99 until Easter Monday.
Been looking around for a £80- £90 drill .this seems one of the best offers about. Considered the erbauer drill posted a couple of days back but this has better batteries but a slower charger
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Bilbo1968
12 Apr 171#1
Decent drill and with the 2 batteries it's a very reasonable price.
geordie458
12 Apr 171#2
I've had this drill for a couple of years, highly recommended and the torch is a nice bonus too.
shakeyjake66
12 Apr 17#3
That's a bargain. Well worth the money.
Magorath
12 Apr 17#4
Yes, I paid more(£99) for a lesser model with two 1.5ah batteries which was a good deal at the time.
Jaxs123
12 Apr 17#5
Can i ask if i pop into the Screwfix shop tomorrow will i still get the torch ?, it says when both are added to basket ?, is it just online, i was hoping to buy one for my hubby's birthday.
carolynoliver to Jaxs123
12 Apr 172#7
it's in store too you just need to give them the codes for both the drill and torch :smiley:
carolynoliver
12 Apr 171#6
this comes with a free bare torch (code 17609) until the 17th (monday) as part of their 8 day easter deals
sradmad
12 Apr 17#8
good find op, heat added
jordan210
12 Apr 17#9
How does this rate compared to Bosch professional and Makita ?
bullerbug to jordan210
12 Apr 171#10
I use a makita drill at work . I would think its further up the ladder than the Hitachi. Butbso is the price. Personally I've had two Hitachi cordless drills over the last 15 years. Would be happy to buy another
Searcher2 to jordan210
12 Apr 17#13
I don't know but I have 2 of these at work which I have used a few times a week (often for drilling into solid walls) for the last 3 years. No issues. The torch is very handy too
bvgp
12 Apr 171#11
£79 at screwfix in pudsey
parsimony
12 Apr 17#12
I bought this from B&Q a few years back for £99 and it has given excellent service.
jaizan
12 Apr 17#14
Hitachi Power tools are being bought by KKR. So it will be yet another power tool brand that has no continuing connection to the parent company.
I would suggest it is too soon for this to have much effect on product design, quality & manufacturing.
Is this considerably better than the Ryobi deal at b&q for £69? I bought that one but would return for this one if it's better drill/driver
I appreciate the batteries are different, 1.3 vs 2.5 ah - but based on the overall package...
bullerbug to aforumac
13 Apr 17#17
Would say this is a step up . I use a drill every day for work . this would do . think its quite a bit More for £20, but it should be ,your paying 20%more
ccraiggould
13 Apr 17#16
Bought this drill last year an it hasn't found a wall it can't drill into. I couldn't afford makita etc at the time,but this has served me well.
FocusST
13 Apr 17#18
These are excellent, mine has been used hard for years and still going strong.
zer01
13 Apr 17#19
I'm assuming the batteries for the drill will work on the torch?
CheapLife
13 Apr 17#20
i bought the ryobi deal too. don't forget ryobi one+ is a whole ecosystem so might be a better investment if you eventually buy other tools as they're cheaper to buy bare without a battery
Jupiter.Obscure
15 Apr 17#21
I re-bought this to supplement the one I bought a few years ago. I was a bit surprised that the new 2.5AH batteries are exactly the same size and weight as the older 1.5AH ones :neutral_face:
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Been looking around for a £80- £90 drill .this seems one of the best offers about. Considered the erbauer drill posted a couple of days back but this has better batteries but a slower charger
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I would suggest it is too soon for this to have much effect on product design, quality & manufacturing.
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I appreciate the batteries are different, 1.3 vs 2.5 ah - but based on the overall package...