If this was a question about "do I buy a cabinet grade table saw or a
contractors" I would weigh in with buy the good stuff now rather than
upgrade later. Not so with "disposable tools". Go to Harbor Freight or
something similar on the web and buy a $39.95 12V drill. When you really
need something bigger buy it then. By then the battery on the old one will
have failed and new ones cost $40.00. As to a hammer, I have a DeWalt 18V
hammer and the hammer part is worthless. I needed to punch some anchor
bolts into concrete so I went to Harbor and bought a $39.95 "real" hammer
drill (120 VAC). I punched 15 holes in less time than it took to do one
with the DeWalt.
Paul Gilbert in New Orleans

"Sam" wrote in message
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Okay, I'm sort of clueless here....but I need a drill to just do some
general tasks around the house. Nothing large at least yet, but I
might as well just buy one drill and keep it for the rest of my life
(or at least 20 years).

After looking around the web I'd sort of decided to buy the Milwaukee
0622-24 18 Volt 1/2" Lok-Tor Driver/Drill Kit but then I realized that
for $10 more I could get the 0624 which appears to be identical except
for the "hammer" feature.

I don't think I have any reason for a hammer drill, but is it true
that the drill will be the same besides the hammer option?

Any thoughts?

Thanks
Sam