Ben's Bargains

[Ben]

HomeDepot.com has the Ryobi 12V 2-Speed Drill/Lite Kit for $25 with free shipping. Includes 2 batteries, 2 bits and flashlight, 1-hour battery charger and carrying case. [Compare]

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[askSergey]

backordered online??? huh????

[synapse888]

yeah this has been backordered since early this afternoon.

[MegaViper]

Learn to spell light, don't think it's a the Miller brand mispelled crap beer.

[verebs1]

LOL #3 HomeDepot spelled it that way too!

[dave_c]

Oh I dunno, some people would call it a drill/lite, you won't be drilling anything heavy with today's 12V drills. With a magnetic 1/4 socket it would be a fair screwdriver though, and a pretty good deal considering the 2nd battery and 1 hour charger instead of the crude 8+ hour chargers on most similar priced drills that cooks the battery packs.

Then again, if they've sat in a warehouse for over 24 months you'll have to turn around and buy more batteries sooner, the TCO may not be as low as it initially appears to be.

It's all kinda beside the point though with them being out of stock.

[bellemead]

#1 - It's out of stock online 'cause it takes Ben a while to copy and paste from other bargain sites.

[bclinton]

#6 LOL - I have to agree. This site is not what it used to be.

[BenBargains]

What are you talking about, it has always been this way.

[tiburoncito2000]

this is not a real good deal as 12V tools are not really strong for most jobs even at 18V I have found then weak at times so get something with 24V

[dave_c]

^ It's not the voltage so much as the total tool quality. For instance my old 14.4V Dewalt has more torque than a new 24V Li-Ion drill of lower product tiering.

Li-Ion is a better choice, for a price, but if you don't pay the premium for the better battery, if you try to compare to other drills at the same price point, you trade off having a superior battery for an inferior drill.

Point being, above all else a drill judged to be rugged must have a higher torque motor, ground metal gears, a metal nose (behind the chuck), and then the charger must have sophisticated enough electronics enough that it knows when the battery is done charging and reverts to a very low trickle charging mode.

What kind of battery the drill has is the least important thing, assuming whatever type that it is a good quality and you have at least two so if/when the first is drained you can put the other one in after or while it had recharged.

Sometimes I question the wisdom of people here. I used a cordless drill constantly in a trade where if it failed it would have cost at least $200 for the time to stop and replace it. It was used for HVAC installations where hundreds of screws were installed daily. This drill, with two battery packs and a quick charger, would be far better for the purpose than most so called "better" drills, because you only want a very heavy high end drill if you are trying to do a very difficult job and lack the ability to recharge the battery packs normally because you are in the wilderness or somewhere, where you have not ac power. Otherwise with any decent drill you should be able to drill the hour it takes to recharge the 2nd pack, OR if you are that near ac power, a corded drill is not only equal or less expensive, usually the savings will easily pay for an extension cord that takes less than a dozen seconds more time to throw out and use than fiddling with rechargable batteries did.

I'm saying it's all nonsense. Cordless drills are treated like some special tool but they are not. The cheapest junk is as always to be avoided, and likewise if you don't have an extreme use the highest end stuff is a waste of money.

[ruffjustice]

order one cause it was cheap good for fast screwings i already own 3 millwalkee v18 1/2 cordless, 2 dewalts and few cheap yamaha drill kits think i over bought !

[chunder]

I ordered one of these kits the last time they were these price. For the money it's a good drill. Light is handy too.