"Buck Turgidson" wrote in message
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Just curious as to the trade-offs between these 2 DW screw types. The
coarse thread seem much faster when putting together something, but I
wonder what I am giving up.

I know that real wood screws are better, but sometimes a DW will suffice.

I assume you're talking the generic, rather than actual drywall screws.
Most all of the newer screws follow the pattern of what originally arrived
on the scene as drywall screws.

Finer threads for denser material, as indicated, but flake and chipboard are
something else. .

Big disadvantage to the actual drywall screw is that it lacks a smooth shank
to pull up the piece being attached, a shortcoming which can even overcome a
careless clamp job. This shank is also where they pick up what seems, in
the main, to be a bad rap about breaking off. You can actually bend
non-drywall types now, so the smaller section under the head versus the old
style screw is less of a snap factor.