Side by Side Comparison of: DEWALT

This is the second of these I bought; I use it so often I wanted a separate one for the garage from the one I keep in my basement workshop. Construction quality is first-rate; the handle swivels, and the unit is relatively sleek for such a powerful and versatile device. I've had my share of power screwdrivers, and even the better ones were relative junk compared to this unit.

I've used my new cordless screwdriver on my first project with it and am very impressed. It replaces my old Black & Decker that died after many years of faithful service. This one charges fast, holds the charge, and had plenty of torque for my project (building a large shelving system for my office.) The controls are simple and obvious. I saw some complaints from other users who don't like the quick release chuck, but it worked just fine for me and is very convenient....I like it. The two position functionality is convenient. The adjustable clutch and variable speed are nice features to match your application. Two batteries and two bits (attached to body) are also welcome. All in all, a very nice power screwdriver. And not a bad price.

I initially bought this because I needed a cordless screwdriver that was not as heavy as my full size cordless drill. The box came very quickly and was packaged very well. The drill and accessories came in a sturdy plastic box. The drill itself seems to be very well made and not just a cheap plastic drill. I will admit that I thought it was heavier than I wanted and I thought I might have to return it. After I charged the battery and installed it, the drill was not as bad as I thought. The battery counters the weight of the front of the screwdriver and you essentially balance it when using it. The power and long times between charges have made this a valuable part of my tool set for work.

Thank you DEWALT. This makes life way easier no more need for manual labour of turning the screws. Very sturdy tool. Comes with two bits, Philips and Flat head however they are not one size fit all screws. I also purchased the below with this screw driver.DEWALT DW2166 45-Piece Screwdriving Set

Nice electric drill, light enough for my small hands, powerful enough for any job I need it for. I bought a keyless chuck conversion for it for a few $, and it will drill holes in anything I need, handy because we live in a mobile home and have used it to install the metal skirting. Comes with 2 batteries, and they charge in about 20 minutes. It isn't cheap to buy, but has a great warranty and looks and fills like it will hold up for the long haul. My only complaint is the switch to reverse the direction of spin, no problem for my hands, but if you have big fingers it could be difficult to use. It is a push in little switch, I would have preferred a flip switch that I could use with my thumb while using the screwdriver.

Good quality bits. I have yet to break or strip a bit after 6 months of moderate use. The magnetic screw collar thing came in super handy working in tight Spot also like the extra long philips bit

My wife and both use DeWalt tools and this set of screw-driving pieces are great to have around. All in one place, easy to retrieve and put back. And it's by DeWalt...what's not to love about it?

Great little kit. Bought for my dad because he was chewing up all his other bits and I had impact ready ones that worked great. He is very happy now. Spend a little more and get these, you won't regret it.

The magnetic attachment makes shooting screws fast and easy on the fingers. I have shot over 5 pounds of #8 X 2" torx head screws with very little wear on the bit so far. I am glad I bought these.

a great set, all you need to work there, very strong magnet, wrapping with a beautiful and durable lock

Exactly what I needed. I bought an impact driver, took it out to the garage to remove lugs from the car - and had no attachments! This kit fixed that problem, and even left space for two other items I wanted to use.The only thing I'm not sure of is that magnet. It doesn't seem to let the bits fully seat in the screw. So, maybe it works to get the screw started, but then you remove it? We'll see.

Would give it 5 Stars if it would stand up in angle position.
What were you thinking, Dewalt?

Pricey but it comes with two batteries so I guess it would be more expensive to buy it separately.

I bought 2 of these, one for me, and one as a gift for a relative. This is a pretty heavy duty cordless driver, and the replacement batteries (available on amazon) are reasonable. I looked at the newer model, with LI battery, and did not care for it, but that is subjective, you might love it. Any way, you get a lot for your money with this kit, 2 Ni Cd batteries, charger and a metal box. I have had really good luck with Dewalt. One rater said that his bits popped out if the bit slipped off the screw, because this quick chuck releases when pulled to the rear. I se what he is saying, but it has not been an issue for me. I do like the quick chuck.

The only other comment, is that this driver Is larger than some of the others on the market, but it also has proportionately more power and battery while being smaller and more versatile that a full size drill driver. I will not give up my full size cordless drill drivers, as they have a lot more power for deck screws, and the like, but this driver definitely fills a niche, of a handier cordless driver, that is also cordless, and of professional quality.

I have used other brands of power screw drivers over the years and all have been good ones. In fact, I have worn every one of them out over time and some last longer than others. DeWalt makes quality tools and this driver is no exception. The charger works as advertised and charges the batteries quickly. The driver itself is substantial and you know you have a powerful yet flexible tool in your hands. It is sturdy, well made and fully adjustable from small dainty screws to big lags screws. The drill setting is great for small drilling jobs. Some may not like it because of its' size and/or weight. I give it a 4 instead of 5 only because I must see if it will stand the test of time, especially the batteries. If it is anything like my other DeWalt tools it should hold up well. So far, I've had it for two months at this writing and it has been great.

OK first, the chuck is terrible. I mean, it work well as its designed, but its designed wrong for this application.

the entire reason i wanted this was to have a small power driver i could shove into my toolbelt. my full size drill is hard to carry around.

While this driver works great, the moment you shove it in your toolbelt the quick release chuck pops the bit out- then youre stopping work to dig that bit out of your toolbelt. VERY annoying.

Im not even sure why they felt the need for a quick clip chuck. Just make it a twisty chuck like normal drills, ones that lock the bit in securely. This not only prevents the bit from falling out, it also holds it steadier so it doesnt wiggle on you when youre trying to pinpoint a bit before you start driving. Plus, this drill isnt very ideal for drilling anyway, thats what full size drills are for. So in reality, all you need this to do is phillips drive in most cases, so it makes no sense to worry about having a quick changing chuck.

Other then that, this drill is excellent. The battery life is very surprising, I can work (electrician) all day on a charge (screwing in outlets, driving drywall screws for various things). Very durable, and Good variable speed on the switch.

These are good, but still not as strong as I assumed they would be from the title. They haven't broken, but the teeth have definitely worn down on some of the phillips head bits.

I love the DeWalt flextorq bits, especially the two inch bits, because I can load them into my impact driver with no adapter or bit holder and with the magnetic sleeve included with this set, i can hold screws on the bit, making them easier to drive. My only gripes about the kit are the basic, cheap magnetic holder and the single, lonely random 3 inch bit. Other than that, it's a solid kit.

Bits aren't the best out there, but good for this price point. Case is handy, but the wedge in style design can be a little aggravating keeping me from rating this 5 stars. It's money well spent though if you don't have a nice selection of driver bits already.

This is a great set with the quality you have come to expect with DeWalt! I most definitely have a love hate relationship with the case. Bits are a bit of a pain to get in and out but once in they stay in place and keep you from losing any.

Dewalt typically makes quality lasting tools, and this is no exception to that rule. Out of the box you'll have most any tip that you need as well as some really nice extensions and magnetically charged accessories. A must for home owner repair warriors.

These impact ready bits are pretty good. The Phillips heads are already starting to strip though after moderate use. The best feature is the magnetic sleeve that fits over the bit heads. The magnet really grips on and holds screws in place nicely for drilling and was immensely helpful for nearly every job.

I have had 2 of these units and loved them both. After a year or so nicad batteries were unable to hold a charge and replacement batteries cost more than the tool itself. That's why I bought a second one, but batteries soon died again. This time I am replacing with a lithium battery unit.

Pretty good. I thought it would be a bit more powerful. But okay for the price.

I love these drivers, this is my third one as the batteries die and replacement cost is almost as much as the tool. This got three stars as one of the two batteries died within a few months of homeowner use. If the batteries held up it would get 5 stars easily.

Only real complaint I have with this is the chuck lock. In my impact driver I have to pull the lock away from the driver head to remove or replace a hex bit, on this it goes towards the head. So, if I am working and put this in to my tool pouch, it has a tendency to unlock and drop out the hex bit. Get very annoying.

Overall, it works well. Seems to have plenty of power for what I use it for, which has been setting wall plates, small metal screws in vent pipe, etc... Just don't like the chuck lock.

Would be 5 stars if that were better!

We've had one DeWalt DW920 for several years. The price drop enticed me to buy another -- one for the garage; one for the cellar.

The new DW920 drill is identical to our original, as is the carry-case. But the battery chargers are incompatible. Batteries from our first drill 1 only fit in the original DW9118 charger; not the new DW9116 charger and vice versa. However all batteries fit either drill.

Maddening and disappointing.

(FWIW, the DW9116 charger is identical to the charger for our DeWalt 1/2-inch drill.)

So, although there is nothing wrong with this new drill kit, the charger substitution diminishes the convenience of having two 'identical' DeWalt drills.

Works.

i was delivered this today and have to give it a three star review because the pic doesn't match... as small as it sounds i really wanted the 3/8 nut driver and received a socket adapter instead... sorry, in the days of online shopping the picture needs to match.

They're not bad, but not great. Have a tendency to strip the screws or don't work very well with hard wood

Overall this is a very good set of bits / accessories for impact drivers. 3 star review is because the product photo is not accurate. This set DOES NOT come with the 3/8" nut driver that is shown in the photo. Instead it comes with a 3/8" socket adapter. I specifically needed this part... so I ended up keeping the set and buying the nut driver separately at a brick and mortar store for about $3.50. Overall this is not the end of the world but I would encourage Amazon to update their product photo. I've attached a photo with the complete list of parts included in this set.

I put a bit in the flextorq adapter to see how it fits. I had a hard time removing the bit from the adapter. I needed tools to get it back out and even then it was not easy. It's really a poor design. They should include a gym membership with this thing. I don't have the herculean strength required to use it. Other than that it's an ok kit. There are several redundant bits which I don't like. I prefer getting a single quality bit rather than 10 cheap Chinese bits. Oh, and that's another thing I don't like... made in China.

Okay

PRO:
1. Durable.
2. Power.
3. Two batteries.
4. Could drop this from about 7 feet a few times and will not break.

CON:
1. Heavy.
2. Not a rocker switch, i.e. up = forward, down = backwards you have to stop the driver, and push a button to change directions, very annoying.
3. Could have save $$$ and sell this without the case. What do I do with that case now?
4. Spark seen at the top vent on each use. I mean, I'm not going to use this around fumes, but still, kind of scares ya when you have it close to your face.
5. Can't use it corded / no corded option. In Japan they have a cord that has a battery end on it, so if both batteries are dead, you can grab that cord and still use it.

OTHER:
1. BUY if you want a very durable driver that has TWO batteries.
2. DON'T BUY as a result of the CONS above.

UPDATE 9/11/2017:
1. I had this on my wish list for months, waited to pull trigger on it, wanted to make sure, right price, etc. then the price drops $12.00 just days after I buy it. WTF! GURRRRRR!!

No power, cant tighten a nut on a skateboard on full torque. Can drill decently into solid wood frames but dont try to tighten a nut where your life depends on it, it just doesn'nt have the power and you can smell it as if it's going to electrically burn out.

It seems to me that DeWalt could have done better. I have two sets of their tools 18 volt in southern California and 20 volt in Northern California. They all are very good. However, this one is a misfit. Problems: 1) It is too heavy for the small work it is designed to do. 2.) they put a light on other screwdrivers none on this one. 3.) The location of the button that allows it to bend or stay straight is difficult to work. 4.) The forward/reverse switch is not smooth.

I always try to be somewhat cautious when buying "used like new" or "used very good" here on Amazon. Sometimes there are reasons other than "it's the wrong color" or "got it as a gift, already own one" that items have been returned and are for resale. Please know that I have bought many items "used like new" and usually am very satisfied. The times I have been unsatisfied were when a tool had been used/ abused but still sold in like new condition. Yesterday I received my "used like new" screwdriver only to find that the drill chuck had a SEVERE wobble to it. I am not exxaggerating when I say it had close to 3/32" wobble on one revolution. It was blatantly bad. I tried removing an electrical cover plate and it kicked the bit off of the screw head before it even made it 1/4 of the way out. It's being returned today. What is strange about all of this is that there were absolutely NO signs of use/abuse, being dropped or scratches whatsoever (still in factory plastic). The unit appeared to be in mint condition. This leads me to believe that the driver left the factory this way and that in itself should trouble Dewalts quality control department. Anyway, I am leaving two stars not one because I feel I probably got a fluke and a rarity and Dewalt overall makes a pretty nice tool but it is still odd that they allowed this to hit the market. I am not the only reviewer to have had this problem. I would be cautious to buy this particular Dewalt tool (new or open box) again and may suggest looking at what Makita/Milwaukee has to offer.

So I rarely leave bad reviews because I usually only buy products that have a history off good reviews. And I thought the same of this item. 240 reviews and 4.5 star average is pretty outstanding on Amazon. So I was excited to receive this item. But this thing wobbles! What the heck? I read a few reviews that said this, but that it was just the chuck. Well I put in a long 3 inch screw bit and the wobbling was obvious. Did I just get a defective one? How can you make a drill that does this? It has one job...to drill and drill straight! I am very displeased especially at the price and reputation of this brand. I will be calling dewalt today and report back. Anyone else had this issue or have a fix?

This quick release thing is garbage. The rest of the kit is only OK, and not very sturdy. It is a stretch for me to even give it 2 stars.

Item came open missing a few parts

Magnetic screw holder is difficult to use and not that strong. Overall, it was a good set of drill bits. I ended up buying the Bosch magnetic holder, which is fantastic.

Not to good of a deal not what I expected

Good selection of bits, good shapes. I shattered my T20 putting a self drilling screw into wood. A couple of my Philips bits have already started to round. For the money, the build quality seems pretty low. I am by no stretch a pro, nor do I use this set as much as one would; I feel like if you are you will destroy these pretty quickly. I will not buy again, nor do I recommend that anyone else does if you plan on using these more than a few times a year.

These bits seem to be very poorly made. I've broken several while using my impact driver, which is disappointing when you consider that they're advertised as "impact ready". I've actually had similar experiences with other DeWalt impact ready bits. Also, the case is somewhat of a joke, as it is extremely difficult to place the bits back into the holding slots. Not worth the money.

I purchased this tool in July of this year. I'm not a professional so I only used it 3 times since then till now (sep>) On my fourth use of the tool, after screwing in one screw it stopped working. No power no nothing. I made sure both batteries were charged, tried it again not working. I called amazon. They said it was too late to return it and to call DeWalt. A day or two later I was ready to call them when I went to the garage to try it again. It worked. Anyone else having this problem? I will call DeWalt to discuss.

The charger is not operating right

Needs a light... most people will use this tool in a hard to reach places where, you guessed it, there is minimum light. Don't buy unless they add an LED light (like all other drills they make)

Not up to par with the other DeWalt tools I own. No real power. Will return.

My batteries finally died on my older cordless screwdriver of the exact same model.
Rather than pay $50 for new batteries, I decided to pay a few dollars more for the screwdriver with the batteries.
Turns out they have "improved" the trigger switch.
The newer switch doesn't pull near as far as the old one.
And the variation comes at the end of the pull ... like the last 1/4 to 1/8 inch. It's really weird.
And sometimes nothing happens when the trigger is pulled.
And finally, the slider that reverses the rotation and locks the trigger easily comes out of position and you end up trying to pull a locked trigger. I suppose I could have gotten a bad one but I don't feel like trying again.
I returned it. Time to look for another model.

Used these for some tear down and rebuild of garage shelving. The flat head tip bent taking some metal shelving bolts apart and the Phillips head stripped after driving about 30 screws. Over all not very impressed and have bought other brands which I am much happier with, last longer and harder metals.

NOT impact ready! I've broke several of these doing minor work around my house....

Bits are good 1 star due to the fact you often do not get what Amazon shows you. In this case the 3/8 nut driver pictured clearly has been replaced by a 3/8 socket adapter. Which would be fine but I have one already.Amazon is getting bad for this and it has to stop. It is simply a bait and switch.

Broke 4 bits the first day. They are cheap and not made for impact gun, even though they r claimed to be impact ready.

Nothing special, one of the standard bits Broke the first time I used it. I wouldn't recommend this product

The T15 tork bit shattered the first time I used it. I was removing screws from plastic. I wonder what would have happened if I was taking screws out of metal