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motor burned out after just one year. after the warranty ran out of course.
For some jobs I do, like installing many pieces of cabinet hardware, or pulling down countertops to cabinets this tool is perfect, especially with the bright little light (which you can use as just a flashlight with partial trigger pressure). This tool is obviously not suitable for every job you could do with a cordless drill/driver, but for a power tool you hardly know you are carrying, it excels at many light drilling/driving tasks. It would not do as your only cordless drill/driver, nor do I think Bosch intended it to fill that role. If you doubt that Bosch has created a whole new tool category, notice the imitators lining up to knock off this well designed tool, with Milwaukee and Hitachi coming out with similar "sub-compacts." This tool of necessity has a low speed for higher torque trade off, so if you need to drive a lot of big screws fast, or drill a lot of holes fast, use your bigger drivers, this is your putter.
It had long run-time and plenty of power. Its not a big deal because when you use tools professionaly you do have to replace them because of wear and tear and sometimes just plain misuse. I recommend this tool to everyone. I purchased this driver when it first hit the market. The upside is that I now have 4 batteries total, I can go weeks at a time without having to charge.
I loved it from the start. I use it all day, every day on all types of screws and to drill the occasional hole. I am an appliance servicer and at the end of the day this tool is a hand-saver. I will say that I had to replace my first one because I got it wet too many times and it gave out on me.
Fits in the hand well, very comfortable to use for a long time, plenty of power for driving screws and light-duty drilling. The quick recharge is great. I will definitely purchase more Bosch tools in the future. Received the Pocket Driver as a Christmas gift this year. Impossible to run out of power.
I was looking for a compact unit with enough power to do real work, and this tool fits my needs perfectly. I just finished hanging some pegboard in my basement. I had to use my 20V cordless drill to drill the holes, but the Pocket Driver drove the 2" screws just fine. The size and weight offer great control and balance.
For that, I give it a five.But - what was Bosch thinking when they abandoned the 10.8 volt batteries for 12 volts. One-handed sawzall. This is an awesome tool. I did all the conduit for my basement on one charge. It's my go-to tool for the honey-do list, electrical work, general woodworking screw driving, whatever. I just bought a 12 volt Milwaukee Hackzall and it's awesome. I want more.
I use it all the time for a huge variety of drilling and driving tasks. I'm sold on these small Li-Ion battery tools because they have decent power with reasonable battery life and they're easy to carry around. When the time comes to get the impact driver, it'll be Milwaukee, not Bosch, because all of Milwaukee's small Li-Ion tools are 12 volt. But I won't buy more Bosch because they've gone out of their way to obsolete my 10.8 volt batteries.
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