RayV wrote:
I love my DW 9.6V drill but it barely drives two screws before
requiring a charge. Never felt I needed more power so I have no
interest in a 18V gun. I have heard lots of good things about
Panasonic batteries but what about their drills?

This one is on sale for $95 and free shipping
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-EY64...5094335&sr=1-1

Only slightly more than I would pay for two batteries for my DW.
Anyone have one of the Panasonic drills?

One big drawback is according to the description I can't snap my R2
and P1 bits in the side of the drill like I can with my DW...

I would send your battery pack in for a rebuild. I have used
"BATTERYREBUILDERS.COM" on a few occasions and they have been great to
deal with. He will rebuild your battery to be better than new .. he
used highter capacity cells, and if your charger is capable, he will, as
an option, rebuild with nimh batteries.