"Alan James" wrote in message
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"Wainscotting" wrote in message
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Want to buy a simple cordless drill/driver but would like information on
voltags vs price.Have seen (for instance) a Bosch PSR 1440 (14.4v) one
that
is around £50 but also there is a Bosch PSR 12ve (12 v) that is around
£70.
Is there any relationship between voltage and price at all? The Dewalt
range
is quite pricey so what do you get for your money with the? Thanks.

My advice is first go for a two battery pack with a 1hr timed charger.

That is the bare minimum.

No need to pay more than £50 these days for a perfectly adequate deal

Too true.

unless
you have money to burn. I find my B&Q Performance Power Pro 12V fine for
general use. Its relatively light and well balanced and has good low
speed
control, however the batteries are 3hr charge and eventually got cooked.
The hammer action is a waste of time. Funnily enough I passed a tradesman
yesterday putting up a shop facia sign with the very same drill. He was
on
hammer action through wood into masory. He's probably still there. I
guess
his Makita/De Walt/Metabo got nicked.

Most tradesmen these days do not have the high end models. I guess this man
would have been better with a 18-24v jobbie. the minimum is 18v for hammer.

Never had a Bosch cordless but tried
one once. Its low speed control was terrible so I returned it. My other
Bosch tools have been fine.

I find Bosch the most over-rated and over priced power tools around.