>Need to buy a drill>check prices on Homeless Depot>Tool plus battery: $148.00>Tool only: $98.00>Battery only: $129.00>Battery two-pack: $149.00make it make sense
>>3007063It's a scam like printers. The machine is just to get you to buy into their battery (or ink) ecosystem.
>>3007063I hate this. I just need a battery byt I dont want a bunch of tools. My boss has like 4 sawzalls because of this nonsense.
>>3007083Rebuild the battery packs and sell them back to your boss at $1 less than retail value. Keep pressing him on what a value it is, especially in this economy. lmao
>>3007063what kind of drill? just bought a 12 v with battery for 55 dollars buy fromchina?
it's not hard to adapt batteries between brands if you already have them.
>>3007087Always a coinflip whether chinesium tools will last 2 minutes or 20 years before falling apart
>>3007063just buy the tool and then the knock off battery, ez
>>3007063Buy the decent drill and battery and buy knock off tools that fit the battery where you don’t need finesse and precision. Don’t buy knock off batteries they are shit and stop holding charge. Someone wants to buy me a present then I tell them to get me a battery.
>>3007063unless you're trying to flaunt your tools online, you really shouldn't pay that much. when you open these fanciful machines they're nothing but a motor and a gearbox. get something cheap like picrel that doesn't use carbon brushes, and you're good to go. bits aren't system specific like batteries thank god.
just get a corded drill bro
do generic drill batteries exist?
>>3007063The kits are by far the best bang for the buck. Drill and impact plus two batteries and a charger is usually a negligible amount more than just a drill and battery.
>>3010008Total is great
>>3010039battery shit should be the backup or additional not main >>3010037already have one
>>3010008>bits aren't system specifictell that to those weird bosch bits i see on home depot. i got one because it was the only bit that had the diameter i needed but it didn't fit well on my drill>>3010058lots of total shilling lately
>>3012544>bosch bitsdo you mean sds bits or something else? because i can still use these in a normal chuck.>>3012544>total shillingit's based on actual experience in my case, and i have no reason to doubt the other anon itt. i only started diy stuff in 2023, and sort of got googly eyed when i saw the sheer availability of green rubberized tools. i'd take bosch over it but it's too overpriced compared to total.
>>3007063>>3007068also seasonal pricingmy milwaukee drill died after fathers day. picked up a new one for 100 came with the drill, crap battery,charger and a tote bag. But prolly just leftover stock/pricing they wanted to bounce. same kit is now priced 200. itll be the same thing here in a couple weeks with black friday and christmas coming up. "deals" and the price rises on leftover stock around february or march
