MJP
Great basic drill/driver.
I bought this as a replacement for a similar Black & Decker 20V drill/driver I burned out (my fault, not the drill's) after over four years of use. It's great for basic use; not quite as good as a DeWalt or Makita, but for the huge price difference isn't too far off. The keyless chuck holds bits tightly and the different gears work well. It's weird to me that the LED points from the bottom of the handle and not higher up where it would light up the screw head (like it did on older models), but B&D saved money cutting the LED power cable 4" shorter and passed the savings on to me.<<Don't read this section if you are faint of heart!!>>The pics attached have nothing to do with the product - I'm basically getting huffy and venting my frustrations on you innocent, unsuspecting bystanders reading this that I bought this as "New" and it was clearly a repackaged return that was thrown through a meat grinder before being re-sent to me. It wasn't UPS because the same box had delicate shelf-stable almond milk boxes that were unharmed. I'm only putting this in my review (besides venting my irritation with Amazon for sending me yet another heavily damaged package) to say the drill itself worked as if new, so it can take a pretty decent beating without breaking. I still gave the product 5/5 stars because I feel it deserves it and don't want to ding it just because of Amazon's abusive mishandling.<<Safe to resume reading from here on out>>I put 4/5 stars for battery life; it doesn't seem like you get a lot of use out of one battery (mediocre, but not bad), but I have five of these B&D 20V batteries and therefore always have a charged spare ready. If you don't already have several backups like I do and plan to use this for long stretches (ie. putting in a deck or putting up siding) it may be worth getting one - the generic B&D 20V batteries are WAY cheaper and in my experience they last at least as long as the overpriced name brand equivalents.To make an unnecessarily long story even longer, I'll make the point I should've made seven pages ago: I recommend this drill. It's a good price and it's convenient having several tools that all use the same 20V battery.Ver másVer menos
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