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Gave this drill as a gift but was disappointed to learn there are no drill bits included, so make sure to order them too.
I put this on my wish list and must now return it while explaining the reasoning to my sister who thought she was doing me a favor. Neither Lowes nor Home Depot or the Ace near my home carry these bits and for good reason: no other tool requires them. Neither Makita nor Amazon note that this tool requires hex shank drill bits to function as drill. I can only get them from Amazon. I'm not about to replace my collection of carbide tipped drill bits I use for boat building and maintenance. I think not being explicit about the need for Makita's proprietary drill bit sets is careless at best and deceptive at worst.
Lucky me, I bought mine at Ace Hardware on Black Friday for $80 + tax. Has a nice LED light that illuminates very well, and stays on for about 15 seconds after trigger release: Bump the trigger to turn it on, use the light to locate your work within the 15 seconds (or bump it again), and begin drilling or driving. This IS a drill-driver. It even has a 1-year warrranty on the battery and a THREE YEAR WARRANTY on the rest. The box CLEARLY ILLUSTRATES AND DESCRIBES the "Quick-Change 1/4" Hex-Shank" method of accepting bits. Plenty of power. The canvas accessory bit kit fits nicely in the plastic storage case along with the drill, the holster, and the charger.
It just operates in a more user-friendly way than an old-fashioned chuck. It came with a plastic storage box, a nice canvas holster, and a canvas 65-pc accessory kit with every bit you could want, including hex bit drills. Mine came with only one battery, but it recharges fairly quickly (less than an hour). It is light-weight and very compact (great for tight spots).
With the number of hex drill bits it isn't a real problem. I have been very happy with this purchase. The battery is long lasting and it has plenty of power. I would recommend this drill as its small size is misleading for the big job it does. The one drawback is it only accepts hex drill bits as it does close down on the round bits.
Nothing would alert a person that an extra, not-included part was needed to function as a drill. It does not have the essential part that would allow it to accept drill bits, namely, a drill chuck. This was listed as a "driver-DRILL kit", however, it will not function as a drill. NOWHERE in the description of this item does it mention this fact. I returned it and bought a Craftsman. The documentation that came with the item did not mention this fact.
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