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Tool King has the refurbished DeWalt DCK555XR 18-Volt Cordless XRP 5-Tool Combo Kit for $400 with free shipping with coupon code 404. Kit includes DCD950 XRP 1/2" 18V hammer-drill / drill / driver, DC385 XRP 18-volt reciprocating saw, DW919 18-volt flexible floodlight, DC390 XRP 18-volt circular saw, DC825 18-volt impact driver, 2x 18-volt XRP batteries, and a contractor carrying bag.
$400
I bought a set like this in 2005 and I have used many of the tools included here extensively. The flash light is the weakest point here. The batteries, no matter how much you care in doing the right thing to charge them properly, will never last as long as claimed (not even half of that). The circular saw is fine but how much can you cat with a battery operated circular saw? Not much even if you use the best blade and cut the softest wood. The rest of the tools are very good indeed. The saber saw (reciprocal saw) is fine and does the job. The impact drill is very good. But my set also includes a grinder that I don't see it included here. The carrying case is soft and does not protect any of the tools or batteries. All in all a good set if one needs all of the tools. I paid about $475 plus tax for mine but it included the grinder.
#1 is right, the light doesn't run very long, though you can get longer runtime by putting a lower current rated bulb in, which of course lowers the light output too.
I keep thinking about stuffing an LED driver and 3W LED in mine but I've never gotten around to it, need to devise some way to get more passive airflow in the head for better heatsinking but then I wonder if a beefy heatsink would raise the weight too much so it couldn't balance with the head extended nearly as far away from the base as it can currently.
Otherwise I don't have any problem with it, consider it the best flashlight that comes with a tool set because the neck allows aiming it around things and odd angles, but it would be even better as an LED light (listing for "LED worklight" on their 'site does not mean this light is LED based, it must mean there is a little LED mini-light on one of the other tools (drill, probably) too). I've had it for over a decade, maybe two, and have beaten the crap out of it but it just keeps working.