Can ANYONE Beat Amazon Basics' Screwdriver? New Vessel, Mac, Dremel & More

Today we try to beat the Amazon Basics Denali cordless screwdriver with more and more expensive options from Dong Cheng, SKIL, Dremel, Fanttik, Vessel Japan & Mac Tools. Strange world we're living in where the crosshairs are on Amazon's own brand, but for the price we're not complaining!

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[personator]

The thumbnail with the products lined up next to each other made me think it was nose hair trimmer testing. Somewhat glad, somewhat disappointed it's not.

[jamdc]

Cannot believe AmazonBasics is the benchmark to beat

[jasonpotts]

Yes, please do the pistol drivers! I want to see how bad of a decision I made to pay a small fortune for my Milwaukee pistol driver and batts :D

[themusicguy]

Cordless screwdrivers aren't about max torque at all. One of the important use scenarios of them is low torque applications that require the tool to not only work fast, but also stops when it should. In my daily use, I assemble electrical panels at work, and assemble furniture, electronics and appliances at home. I need a screwdriver that can save my wrist from turning hundreds of screws daily, and I constantly deal with softer fasteners/materials such as aluminum, plastic and wood and the fasteners are generally small. Having torque control is very important so that I don't constantly ruin the head of fasteners or the threads. The SKIL Twist 2.0 is the cheapest on market with some kind of torque control which is pretty amazing, although it's torque control I believe is based on motor current. If you get a pistol type Makita it would have a real clutch that is guaranteed to slip at certain torque than it's even better for precision low torque applications. All in all I hope you could take this aspect into consideration for a more comprehensive ranking of these screwdrivers.

[jspikeball]

Every HVAC technician watching this video shudders as they see a 5/16 screw driven by flathead

[Omnis]

The Denali from the last video was the best powered-tool I've ever purchased. Saves so much time even if it's just to thread on/in nuts and bolts and screws before tightening. For home tasks, anything more is usually overkill.

[chaos]

I use the Vessel daily for a few months now. It’s so comfortable to use. The ball end screwdrivers are my new go to for comfort. I find it works great. I usually have to give a screw a 1/4 turn to loosen it before I can use the motor to remove it. I like the fact that it is torque limited as I find I can’t over tighten a screw with it.

[BL-yjwp]

I have the Dremel/Bosch at work for electronics assembly. It's quite decent and it does hold up well (which I doubt some of these other ones can). The permanently installed battery obviously isn't great, I'd much rather have a swappable battery - which is doable in this format. The lowest clutch setting is also a bit hard, fine for most tasks but somewhat harder than on my Metabo drill-driver despite obviously being a much weaker tool overall.
If you make another video on this subject please include the Wiha Speed-E II. It's small, expensive, 1000V rated, has a swappable battery and I want to know if it's worth it.

[Mack_Dingo]

I have the Vessel 3-speed. Love it. Dropped off a 8ft ladder on concrete. Popped the shell back together and works fine. Used MorgansMaintenence's Eraser Mod to fit a locking non-JIS bit. Wish I had 2 of them.

[phaedra]

Im in France, had to buy the Denali from Amazon US to get it, shipped and received in 3 days, man what a time to be alive ...

[johnjingleheimersmith]

"they definitely have a way with brand names..." 😂🤣😂

[wanjockey]

I am a lead elechicken in a steel foundry. I bought my dewalt screwdriver a couple years ago. The reason is that our crane pendents have 12 screws on the pack. The best investment I have ever made. Just with your hand in the direction of screw, ovement, out or in.

[Racky]

I picked up a DongCheng Screwdriver 6 months ago on amazon, and it's solidly built with high-quality materials. It also offers three different torque settings. I love that it comes with a set of driver bits. The built-in flashlights are great for lighting up dark spots. It is absolutely worth the money.

[martingilbert]

Of course we want to see the pistol style 2

[antonino]

I've had the Denali since the first review. I'm still amazed as to how good it is. I originally bought it just to have on the workbench for light duty, but i use it more and more now. I have the Vessel High Torque for working on RC cars, light duty, easy to carry around and it works fine. Keep up the great reviews

[pntballguy]

At work, we upgraded from the 4v Milwaukee 2101 to 8v Dewalt DCF680. Both have clutch settings and separate batteries, which are requirements for us. The milwaukees started dying after a year or 2. The Dewalts have held up well so far, and everyone seems to like the gyroscope feature.

[goskidmark]

I have been using the Denali since you guys tested it and I am impressed, just after two months of use on aircraft. It works well! Thank you all for all of your hard work and time!

[cflwhat]

I have the vessel. Thing is a wrist saver anytime I'm doing electrical, especially cover putting on mass cover plates at the end of a reno.

[Hawkeye]

I bought one immediately after your first video on the Amazon screwdriver. It's been a work horse for me. I bought another one as a father's day gift.

[jonlaw]

That Dremel is very impressive! Happy to see a big brand not simply riding its name alone but actually innovating in the category