Side by Side Comparison of: Black & Decker vs BLACK+DECKER vs Music Nomad vs Planet Waves

I like the style of this tool. I do not like the pistol grip type. I feel I get a better grip on the screw when I use this straight tool. It is easy to lock the blade and use hand power to turn if need be. I like replaceable batteries as I have thrown away appliances because a battery will not hold a charge and that does not seem right. I can use alkaline batteries if I want or I can get Ni-cad , or NIMH if I want. I can get Lithium if I want to. the choice is mine to make depending on my needs and my willingness to part with cash. For most screws it is power enough. If I need a Torque Wrench that is a different tool for a different need. I won't break off screws like my driver drill does with this and It will be handy in more times and more places. Oh and the price is right.

Lightweight, easy to use, convenient, comes with Phillips and Slotted tips plus 4 Alkaline batteries installed at the lowest price I could find anywhere. It's not the most powerful tool out there, but then it's designed to be a better screwdriver, not a drill or screwgun. I have used it on my scooter and around the house and I like the fact that it does not spin too fast, so that I don't over tighten and strip screws out like I did with my screwgun.

My husband had a set of B&D screw bits but the original handle would not hold the tips in place. Hated to waste all those different sizes and kinds so I purchased this cordless model and it works great with all the bits.

This is great I have rechargeable AA batteries if I did not have rechargeable batteries I would not like it batteries are expensive it is good for all those household jobs to get screws in without turning by hand, and finish by hand with screw driver.

Black & Decker AS6NG Alkaline Cordless Screwdriver has plenty of torque to screw or unscrew most anything I need as my loss of hand co-ordination has made that very difficult and this driver does good and even 'LOCKS' for the really tough jobs. I use ENELOOP rechargeable cells to run this cool tool.

When I bought a Black and Decker cordless drill a few years ago, a set of drill bits matching the #15557 was included. As I usually drill smaller diameter holes, these bits were often my first choice, even though I have several other drill bit sets. Through the years this 10 bit set has served me quite well, and I really have nothing bad to say about them. The diameter size ranges from 1/16” to 1/4”. A couple of the smallest sized bits broke, but that is not that unusual with normal use.The rubber holder is convenient and provides easy access, but storing the bits in a hard case would be recommended to help prevent one of the smaller bits from accidentally being broken. The price can fluctuate widely, with $3.88 as an “Add On” item being the lowest I have seen. Even if you do pay a little more, you will probably not be disappointed by the quality and performance of these smaller diameter bits.

I got a drill for the first time needing to do a few things here and there, these have never given me an issue and work great...my needs may be more on the simple side but still i love it!

I am quite happy with my Black & Decker Drill Bit set...they work well and last a long time. I highly recommend these to anyone, even the woman who enjoys using a drill now and then.

It is the little bits that take the most abuse. This kit replaced most of the small bits in my set for very little money.

These were a total life saver for one of my diy projects. They were affordable and did what they were suppose to do. I have a light weight drill that I use for diy if that helps.

Very pleased with this purchase. Purchased this to go with my Black and Decker cordless drill (not really sure which model). These power through dry wall, wood, and cement very well. We have not tried on anything else yet. The black part holds each piece in a practical fashion, making it accessible but also keeping them safe. So far we have not lost one yet. The only con is my own fault. I wish I would have purchased some larger drill bits for installing large anchors in the wall. For now, the largest size one has done the trick. Again, that was my own fault. Awesome product.

This little puppy is actually better than I thought it would be. It has enough power to impress me, that is with batteries at full charge. I replaced some screws that were longer and this little thing pushed them through the wood pretty good. I really like the collar lock which locks it so it can be used as a regular screwdriver to finish the last little bit. I have to take a star off because why would they not find someway to include a place for the other bit! I am using rubber bands to attach the second drill bit and it looks kind of crummy and is inconvenient. I also do not see any place on Amazon where I can get additional drill bits in this size. But all in all this is a pretty good tool.

I'm happy with this product. The best feature is the AA battery power source instead of using a rechargeable one. I don't like to leave a power tool plugged in at all time for many reasons and if I don't, I risk a possibility of low-power battery when I need it. The driving power is adequate and the batteries do last quite a long time. I gave it it a 4-star instead of 5 because there is room for improvement such as magnetized bit holder and or including a long bit.

The old "kitchen" version of this tool had a much longer socket, so that the one bit was a reversible slotted and Philips screwdriver blade. This tool has a much shorter socket, so the reversible blade wobbles badly, and there is no way to store or attach the second (slotted or Philips) blade, ensuring it will get lost. That's really just bad product design. The good news is that it still works well--as long as you can find the right bits for it and keep them attached somehow.

This is a great tool. Got one many years ago as a gift from my (then) little girls. Since I do a lot of building, repair and maintenance, I use a lot of bigger and more powerful tools so, although I really appreciated the thought, I didn't think much of the tool. After a couple of months I used it and since that time it's become a staple I've used for years for handling small jobs. I love the tool. Alas, the girls are both juniors in college and I brought the screwdriver up to campus to do some fixing. Ended up leaving it with one of them and it was only a short time later that I really missed it. I bought another one and used it only a few days later. I had to laugh at some of the reviews criticizing the tool by those who probably don't use it properly for light work. Use it for light jobs and it's a great tool, just don't expect to drive screws through two by fours. I also love the fact that it's not tied to a charger so I can just keep it in my tool kit and use it whenever needed. As to battery life, I've got no complaints.

The speed of this screwdriver is fine. It even came loaded with batteries. The chuck lock is good when you need more torque than the motor can provide, or if the batteries just run out while you're working. The controls are clear. Can't tell yet about the battery life, but using alkalines will solve one problem--NiCads and NiMH batteries discharging in storage.

Only one thing I would change to get this a five-star rating. Either find a place to store the second bit on the screwdriver, or include, instead of two bits, a reversable bit that can be kept in the chuck all the time. I had one like that on a Skill screwdriver about 25 years ago. Can't find it now, though.

They are very tiny. Should have read the sizes a bit better. I had only one drill bit, and I was looking for a variety of sizes for random house work. I'll probably only end up using the biggest 2 or 3 sizes. Still inexpensive, and works as advertised.

These drill bits are pretty decent. Not great but certainly get the random around the house tasks done.

I would've liked the drill bits more if they fit the Black & Decker drill that I ordered. This product was offered as a bundle package with the drill but the drill is not capable of equipping bits.

I had another tool set which included drill bits, nut and other driver bits. I either broke or lost a few drills and these replaced them and gave me a few extras.

We recently moved into a new home as first-time home owners so we've been doing a lot of DIY such as hanging wall shelving. I bought these after a few projects where drilling took forever and way too much effort. The drill bits really helped and made our remaining projects much easier and much quicker. My main complaint is the size of the base. I use these with a Black and Decker cordless drill but when using the smaller bits, sometimes the drill loses its grip on the base of the bit and it has gotten stuck in the wall a couple times. If the base of the small bits could have a thicker part for better grip it would be perfect.

This is a companion product to the Black & Decker PD600 Pivot Plus 6-Volt Nicad Cordless Screwdriver with Articulating Head. The drill bits allow you to do more with the product and make it an all-around household tool. Like the screwdriver, it is for the homeowner not a professional builder. It makes many household chores easier

exactly what its meant for. Its a screwdriver - it functions as one. Cons - no rechargeable battery pack you can purchase, its very loud for what it is, and a bit bulky/heavy (again, for what it is). Other than that - its worth $8.

If I could just get a bit more torque and a quality gear set, I would gladly pay a couple dollars more. This thing died within the first use trying to break a screw loose on a computer motherboard post mount (ie, didn't need a lot of torque to break loose, but it still shredded the gearset inside), now it has 0 torque to break any bit loose, but it will still work if you break the screw loose manually, which is still really handy.

Powerful motor. I'm accustomed to a pistol grip from a discontinued screwdriver. It's very bulky and heavy... not for tight places. It does come with batteries... that's great. That it doesn't have to be recharged is a blessing for people who use it only occasionally. Forget to put it back on the charger and you're up the creek! The AA cells work out very well and they last.

The thing I REALLY don't like is that there is no place to store an extra bit. Most often I have to switch from a blade bit to a Philips bit and back. Putting a bit in your pocket is OK for people with good memories, but my bit will end up in the dryer or washer. A slight gripping indentation on the case could easily solve the problem.

The 10-piece bit set they group with this screwdriver as "Frequently Bought Together" do not fit the screwdriver! And the bits they DO include with the screwdriver are on the large size, too large for the smaller sizes of screws you would expect to be the target for a screwdriver this size.
03/27/2015 - I can't find anywhere, even on the B&D website, where you can order other sizes of driver bits. And as I see on other reviews, it would have been nice to provide some kind of dock holes in the handle to keep the bits in, but no... oh well... whaddya want, for $10 ?

I bought this from Amazon ($9) back during the holidays to help me with assembling a kidcraft children's play kitchen. Did a great job with this assembly. The nice thing about this screw driver was that it came with batteries and was able to perform as described - screwing in screws that don't require alot of torque. It also offered the option to lock the screwdriver so that it can be used manually.

Fast forward 3 months - purchased a toddler bed and went to drawer for the black n decker to assist. This time around, the job proved too much for the rotund orange and black power tool. The torque was more than the tool could handle. After setting it to go manual, I had put her back into the drawer and replaced it with my old fashioned handy craftsman screwdriver to finish the job.

A little disappointed, but I think you'd be ok if you don't have high expectations.

I bought these drill bits as an add on item so they were sub 5 bucks. Not bad for drill bits however the 1/4 inch isnt straight and wobbles quite a bit. Not as noticeable in the smaller bits but once the 1/4" is in a jig it bounces like crazy. They do a pretty decent job though in soft material.

ok but not very strong. One drill bit already broke.

I purchased the these drill bits to go with the Black & Decker LI2000 I purchased. It was suggested along with the Black & Decker 71-081 Double Ended Bits. I tried using these drill bits with the screw driver, and I wasn't able to get them to fit. I'm not sure if there is another piece I need to try to get the bits to fit on the screw driver.

i wish it had larger sizes

Does not work with the drill that I bought as6ng

The smallest bit broke off first thing when drilling a hole. It got stuck, tried to back it out, but it just snapped. Thus, immediately I don't have the tiniest bit. But - I probably won't need it. There is no case - just the base into which the drill bits fit...so they're sitting out in their base. A cover of some kind would have been nice. But when you see the B&D name you sort of trust you're going to get something good.It's not bad. Just not great. Tools - you buy them to work...so far, at least one bit works.

I like a lot of things about it, and it seemed rugged. Perhaps I took things a little too far trying to tighten some 3/8" bolts with it. In either case, it appears that some gear or something inside must have stripped. It has absolutely no torque anymore, and it just slips ineffectually at the first sign of resistance.

I ran it with Eneloop rechargeable batteries and it worked fine. I would return it, but I guess it was sort of my fault that it's broken considering the larger hardware I was trying to use it on. Either way, I'm slightly less than impressed with it.

As others have said, this comes with 2 short stubby bits, with no place to store the one not in use, so it's never there when you need it.

And the hole where you insert the bit isn't deep enough to be able to use any 2-sided bits. UNBELIEVABLY STUPID DESIGN!

I do like the idea of using AA batteries, as the rechargeable batteries have always failed on other B&D screwdrivers I've used. All they had to do was make the bit hole 1/8" longer. How is it possible that no one realized this during product development?

I love this product. The only issue I had was that the double drill bits that are suggested to purchase with this do not fit. The bits for this are PH-1. The double sided bits in the multi pack are PH-2. I have tried every which way to get these to fit. They will not. So not buy the double sided bits suggested by Amazon.

Very disappointed with Amazon on its handing of selling of this item and not so happy with the item itself. Saw this product while searching for small powered screwdrivers on Amazon listed for $9.73 sold by Amazon, figured 10 dollars not a bad deal, put it in the shopping cart. Came back a couple of days later to finish my shopping order and price went up to $14.48. Not noticing that the seller was switched on me, I completed my purchase and received the product today.
Looking at the poor construction of the item (next paragraph) I went to the Amazon product page and there was the item selling for $9.73 which I paid $14.48 for????? Very disappointed with Amazon on this, but you live and learn that you have to constantly watch what you do.
The screwdriver is not comfortable in the hand despite what another reviewer ay have said and I am a male with large hands. I can hardly believe the picture of the woman using it whose hands are smaller than mine. There is no lock on the drive, you have to constantly keep pressure on the drive button to power the screw driver.
The outer holder where you insert the battery compartment is extremely poorly made and came apart on me when I removed the battery compartment and I had to super glue and pressure the casing together to be able to reinsert the battery compartment. Of course in the doing of this the inner lip of the softer plastic outer casing was caught in the re-insertion of the battery compartment and a piece was hanging out. Getting out the file I had to smooth this down to get the battery compartment to fit properly.
Comment made about the bits being loose and easy to lose was very appropriate.

I had this for about a day and a half. I figured oh nice! At first. After using it in the inside of my car I switched it to manual mode to lock a screw in tight. Applied a little force and pop. There went the locking mechanism. Figured oh well I can't use it in locked mode I'll just use it in the powered mode. Which it did work for about another 20 min when from there once the screw was in with a little resistance, You could hear the motor but the tip wouldn't screw it was almost as if the teeth that grab the rotating tip were too weak to handle the pressure (which was hardly anything). Fortunately I got a refund. As it's completely useless now. So it may work but make sure that you only use it for very very light projects. Not even semi hard ones.

Came at a good price, but haven't figured out how to fit into my new hand-held Black & Decker batterie-powered drill. So far no good

Cheap. Broke on my project.

these were "recommended" by Amazon based on the drill I added to my cart, but they do not fit/work with that drill...

Not as advertised - doubt I will use it much

So I just started getting into building random things out of wood and the like. I didn't realize that these dril bits are meant for a specific type of drill because they have rounded inserts, which do not work with your basic drill. Also, they are not as sturdy as I had hoped, because the 4 smaller ones all broke when I tried to drill through plywood. Just spend 10 more dollars and get the titanium drill bits from Dewalt. You'll end up saving money in the long run because you'll end up buy those anyways when these break.

This was offered as a companion product when I bought my Black & Decker SmartDriver LI4000 Type 5. Unfortunately, when I went to use them, they do not fit (and it is far too late to return). The SmartDriver requires "Hex Shank" or "Quick Connect" bits, but these are round.I will be buying this instead: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-71-973-30-Piece-Screwdriving/dp/B00099E7W4/ref=cm_cd_ql_qh_dp_i.This should not be offered with the SmartDriver.

There isn't enough tork to be useful. The collet unscrews itself again moderate friction. I used it on ceder, a soft wood, and any knots were an obstruction to this weak tork

Had one years ago was great until my son borrowed it. But this one broke first time using it. Was replacing my license plate cover when it was to tough for the power so I locked it and one twist pop no more lock and lack of power pretty much useless.

Broke after a few uses, can't set it to be fixed screwdriver anymore and the motor turning setting doesn't work anymore either.

When it did work it worked very weakly and slowly, and couldn't handle much. I always wanted to take out my corded drill instead, and only used this when it would be inconvenient to keep switching drill bits.

As this screwdriver is past the date for a refund, very dissatisfied.

Beware this item doesn't come with a charger. Also when I purchased it there was no indication that a charger is bought with it. I bought it in online to save time and ended up with a product I need to spend some time figuring out how to charge it. Hopefully it's easy!

this thing is so terrible it came with a drill tool and screw set in that order.It did not do a great job for me. This drill is battery operated so please do not buy this drill because it will not put up curtains, It will not drill like you want it, it will unscrew not all things, it will not basically do the great work for you .a waste of time placing the order for this during drill

These drill bits were an add on item for a hand held drill, which is ridiculous because they're not meant for it. When used with an actual drill, they easily snap without much pressure, and get stuck in the wall. Considering the brand name, I expected better quality. These bits are junk!

I ordered the drill bits thinking they would fit the PD 600 drill and screwdriver combo but little did I know I would also need a bit tip holder . These drill bits were advertised to go with the PD 600. Alas, there was no drill bit holder which means they are of no use to me and the item would be more trouble for me to send back. I'm very disappointed.

These bits are listed together with the AV600, and vice-versa, but they're not compatible. The AV600 uses hexagonal bits with a wide base; these ones have bases that are only as wide as the bit itself. The drill can be forced to grasp the largest bit (which is hugely unsafe) but the rest of them are far too small for the drill's cuff. Do NOT make the mistake of purchasing these items together.

Another sneaky attack by Black + Decker, the first was the double ended bits 71-081 and now the 15557 10 pieces drill bit set (rounds) not (hex) and will not fit with Li4000 hand held screw driver. This was also recommended purchase together and it doesn't fit because of sneaky advertising. Again, wasted money and not worth the trouble sending it back. Would be cool if Black and Decker just refund back into amazon account purchased from.

The smaller drill bits break really easily. Most annoyingly, they break off in your wall, which means that you have to open up the hole to retrieve them, then repair the hole you made to fish the tip of the drill bit out. Turned a 20 minute project into a 2 day ordeal involving patching and repair and waiting for spackle to dry. Spend the extra money on drill bits that won't snap in half on first use.Plus, the larger drill bits are not sharp enough to actually puncture harder surfaces (like hardwood). So you end up running down your motor trying to break through the surface, and generating a ton of mess. Not worth it.

not even worth a dollar. One of the bits snapped like a toothpick on my first attempt. The slimmer bits bend during drilling and they will snap. Can't speak for the larger bits as I have not used them but they look sturdier. Overall, I would invest in a quality set than this.