On 11/15/2013 7:26 PM, patrick wrote:
As to lithium batteries yay or nay. Looking for a lighter drill for med/light duty. This 62 yr old with a dicey shoulder doesn't like holding a 18v nimh makita (6lbs) for doing the job. Gee, you go online and look at the feedback on amazon and you'd think that between the dicey batteries,the wobbly and poorly clamping(the bits)chucks that all the makers can't make a decent drill (and impact driver). TIA Pat




Where to start...

If you go Li-ion, voltage is not going to matter. All of the Li=ion
batteries are small and light weight as compared to non Li-ion.
18 volt Li-ion is probably lighter in weight than a 12 bolt non Li-ion.


As far as brand, you can't go wrong with Makita, one of the few that
still makes a quality tool. The green vs. the white Makita tools is the
better choice.

Are you looking for a drill driver or an impact or one of each?

A drill/driver is going to require you to hold on to the drill and brace
for the torque. On the other side of the coin is the impact that
typically had 4 times the torque of the similar voltage driver but does
not transfer the torque back to you.