Buying a Bosch cordless Drill - 14 v or 18 v ?

[Davesax]

Excuse my ignorance but what is the difference , apart from 20 notes ??

 

[merlecollins]

Power:20:

 

[Davesax]

But is it worth the extra score?

 

[merlecollins]

Yes

Especially if your doing a lot of core holes in stone or porcelain.

Also, I would make sure you get a Lithium Ion battery - holds it's charge even when not in use.

 

[Alan.P]

As said, make sure you get the Li-on battery, also Bosch wouldn't be my first choice, I've had Dewalt, Bosch, Makita and Hitachi, Hitachi win hands down for torque

 

[Scott]

I had 18v Dewalt and certainly wouldnt go any lower than that on power. I have also just bought the lithium Ion batts for it and they are amazing!

 

[mikethetile]

the hitachi cordless are good but im not sure they are better than the blue bosch

I have two bosch, a makita and a hitachi cordless, out of the three the bosch are the strongest and hold their charge better. they are also the best balanced , though heavier than the other two

as for the power, 14 is a good size for screwing and the 18 is better for drillling but is heavy for a screw gun

 

[Scott]

If you do a lot of screwing.... no pun intended..... then id recommend an impact driver and a seperate drill.

 

[merlecollins]

Makita for me

 

[united]

Makita for me

me too

 

[hillhead]

I have 2 18v makita combi drills now,i bought Eds so must donate my old one to my helper.
Blue bosch is very good as is hitachi

 

[Fred]

18V, but check the battery output , it does make a difference.

 

[TT Tiling]

makita for me , 18v its small ,great power , and it comes in the best looking case

 

[hillhead]

18v Li-ion 3.0ah buy no less.

 

[DrayTek]

18v Li-ion 3.0ah buy no less.

As Hillhead as stated, just be careful you don't break your wrist when it snags on something.