Cordless Drill Buying Guide | DO's and DON'Ts

While buying a cordless drill, there are many factors to keep in mind to ensure you’re not only getting what you need, but you’re paying the right price as well. Whether you’re just hanging pictures and putting together the occasional bookshelf, or looking for your new go-to drill on the jobsite, there’s a model best suited for you. Our team got together to share the things we look for before pulling the trigger on a new cordless drill.

Learn more about the best cordless drills on the market here:

0:26 Price
0:50 Finding The Right Kit
1:22 Performance & Power
2:23 Drilling Speed
3:13 12V or 18/20V?
4:02 Drill VS Hammer Drill
4:28 Features
6:39 Wrap Up

[SharpSapphire]

Very well balanced and honest video. NICE! Always helpful to get raw facts without being pitched in one direction or the other. Very much appreciated.

[yushaddup]

This video pretty much covered all I need to know before buying drills. Nice!

[ccadama]

@Pro Tool Reviews. Thanks Kenny for putting out these great tips on choosing a cordless drill. Christmas is just around the corner and these tips as well as Christmas tool deals can really help us figure out what works for us.

Hope you, your staff, and your families stay safe and well.

[RajaChinnaswamy]

Quick cover of span of features in a nice informative manner. Just wanted to know more about the clutch feature

[derrickbeaubearic]

Great video! Gotta love when the very first video listed is exactly the one you need 👍👌

[kevinjamiesonbelou]

Great and helpful information. Well done

[imover]

Great video. I'm in the market for a new drill. Drilling huge holes with an auger bit and the drill I've got just isn't cutting the mustard. Not only that - call me whatever you like - but I'm afraid of breaking my wrist while working and risking being disabled for any time. The anti kickback feature seems like a must. Thanks for the great video, particularly the part about what range of speed and torque is good for what task, that was great info to have.

[kraftyiam]

Howdy, great information - thank you.

[ClintonSnow]

Excellent video and excellent explanation?

[davidn.edmondsii]

I keep hearing that i need an impact drill for fasteners and its in-between the drill and the hammer and what i need for household am I wrong. I live in an apartment (nyc) and just want to mount tv, create shelves, etc because i have some amazing strong walls

[tkskagen]

I love my RIGID, but sadly there really aren't many Versatile Tools for the 18V Platform...
May have to switch to Milwaukee or RYOBI for those pieces.

[jezztech]

In all these scenarios depicted in this video ( great explanations BTW NOT knocking whats been said) but you may as well use corded drills, i used to work for a company specializing in property preservation, damp remedy, dry / wet rot, brickwork restoration, in any scenario, you ( up scafolding, in lofts, on roofs whatever) you got cables to the job without compromising safety, small space to work, hey small drill, big holes needed for pipe re routing, big drill. ! I used SPIT, HILTI, BOSCH.MAKITA, that i can recall. I am out of the profession for some time, and yes tech progresses ? is guess but still cant see the ABSOLUTE essentially of everything being battery powered. In remote locations on like semiderilict property, we used a generator, but you need a gen to power the battery charger right ?

[rueyyang]

Thank you. The video is really helpful

[thedone]

If it's not Dewalt, Makita, Milwaukee or metabo what are you doing like real talk 🤔

[eclipseotik]

So with a hammer drill I can do everything a normal drill can do? Or would the hammer action stop me from doing accurate drilling?

[arncj]

is a set even worth it? you basically pay for the charger and driver, but the batteries are weak, rather buy them separately

[mikeschoolcraft]

What about battery run time under load?

[ginamarie]

you're talking too fast my brain can't keep up. had to switch to another video.