On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 14:22:10 -0000, "Doctor Drivel"
wrote:


"Andy Hall" aka Matt wrote in message
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On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:37:00 -0000, "Doctor Drivel"
wrote:

They are purely professional tools that is
why you don't see them in the DIY
sheds.

B&Q have the Makita ones.....

I haven't noticed

Wickes, who are a professional outlet
don't even sell them yet.

Hmmmm.......

Probably Kress don't have one yet.

Ah that would be it. Couldn't be that Wickes is just another DIY shed
with limited product range.

They are so expensive with a limited
market, that is takes some thinking about before spending on R&D for a
company like Kress.

Oh I see.

Their drill/driver/angle drill is high torque and can
"most" of what the impact drivers can do. To buy an impact driver you really
need to need it. They also make a racket.

They have not been around long
and are very expensive with over £200 the
normal price.

The larger cordless ones are over £200.
Whether that is expensive is a
matter of opinion. There are smaller
ones at about £160

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...81874&ts=57909

That has just been dropped £30

which are quite respectable in terms of performance.

The beefier 18v Ryobi is the better option at that price. After all you
need power with these things. They are primarily design to drive. The Ryobi
gets good reports.

While I wouldn't suggest that an 18v Ryobi tool is on a par with a 12v
product from a manufacturer, and I would probably say that an 18v
Ryobi tool is likely to have better batteries than a Fermerbauer
Champion Devil; it is not reasonable to assume that 18v Ryobi product
means very much in terms of performance.




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..andy