[Home Depot] $249 - Milwaukee Brushless Hammer Drill / Impact Driver, 3 Batteries

DealFixation wrote: ↑ If these sets were the same price (and both only came with 2 batteries), which one would be better? I don't know enough about power tools/their reputation to know which brand/tool will be tougher and last longer in the long run. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01A08 ... UTF8&psc=1

Seem to both have 2x 2ah batteries, and are both brushless.

It appears the Milwaukee is a hammer drill. Does anyone have any experience/insight here?

IntrepidRT wrote: ↑Brushless, but not labeled as Fuel. Seems a bit curious.

ragin_pyro wrote: ↑ With the Milwaukee you would get a third battery.

The DeWalt drill is their top of the line compact drill.

The hammer drill has a hammer function so you can drill into concrete. If you occasionally have to drill or it's a light job it will work.

It would also depend if you're going to get other cordless tools, so you can use the batteries.

DealFixation wrote: ↑ Thanks for the info. I bought the Dewalt kit yesterday on Amazon as the price momentarily dropped to $200 for the kit I linked. I was debating returning it because I bought more on an impulse and didn't do proper research. Is there a flat out better Drill/Impact driver kit than this on the market right now aside from the Hiltis?

DealFixation wrote: ↑ Thanks for the info. I bought the Dewalt kit yesterday on Amazon as the price momentarily dropped to $200 for the kit I linked. I was debating returning it because I bought more on an impulse and didn't do proper research. Is there a flat out better Drill/Impact driver kit than this on the market right now aside from the Hiltis?

thatsnasty wrote: ↑ https://www.amazon.ca/DEWALT-DCK299M2-L ... rds=DCD996

What you want is the DCD996 hammer drill, either by itself or with the kit ( I linked it ).
DeWalt makes a lot of kits, so I can understand the confusion, but I've used most of all of the drills, and the smaller ones (especially the non-hammer drills) are like children's toys compared to this.
My buddy is an electrician and we use his tools a lot on the job, most of which are the 20v max line and they are way better than the 18v stuff, or cheaper non-hammer variant of the 20v.

mikefly wrote: ↑ 20v max or 20v max XR? The XR is their brushless line.

The 20v is exactly the same voltage as 18v (and is marked as such on packaging). It's just marketing.

thatsnasty wrote: ↑ https://www.amazon.ca/DEWALT-DCK299M2-L ... rds=DCD996

What you want is the DCD996 hammer drill, either by itself or with the kit ( I linked it ).
DeWalt makes a lot of kits, so I can understand the confusion, but I've used most of all of the drills, and the smaller ones (especially the non-hammer drills) are like children's toys compared to this.
My buddy is an electrician and we use his tools a lot on the job, most of which are the 20v max line and they are way better than the 18v stuff, or cheaper non-hammer variant of the 20v.

thatsnasty wrote: ↑ XR is the "rugged" version of their tools. They're usually heavier or metal instead of all plastic. They make brushless tools that aren't XR, and you don't really "need" XR.
I'm not talking about 18v vs 20v power, 18v DeWalt is ni-cad vs 20v which is lithum ion. LI is the superior battery tech.

I'm also not saying DW is the be-all end-all. My buddy was also saying that a couple of the 18v drills by Milwaukee or Makita actually have as much or more power than the DCD996 from DeWalt, but if you want the best from the 20v line that can actually drill concrete, you want that one.

Edit: I agree, if you aren't gunna use the hammer, this is all irrelevant. Buy whatever is cheapest for what you want. But he asked what the better kit was, and the one I linked was basically their "best". If you can find it on sale, I'd spend the extra little bit and get the hammer drill.

IntrepidRT wrote: ↑LOL at the Dewalt 20V BS.......they've been tested to be lower voltage than the 18V Milwaukee drills. Just marketing fabricated lies about the battery voltage. The Milwaukee drills are generally heavier duty and more powerful when you compare the same lines of tools.

mikefly wrote: ↑ I think you are clarifying - for dewalt - 18v is nicad, 20v is lion. LiOn is definitely better. All other brands have 18v for their lines. Did not realize that dewalt had non XR brushless. The price point must be very close.

I've just spent a ridiculous amount of time comparing and trying many of these drills so have a fair amount of insight right now. For an average home user (which I am, and I am pretty sure OP is) the top of the line hammer drill is overkill. I've used both the Milwaukee and dewalt slightly less than best - and they are amazing.