18 V ONE plus Cordless Combi Drill Starter Kit, Hyper Green, With 2 x 1.5 Ah Batteries

I generally don't like power tools. I find them too noisy and I never feel like I have control of them. I guess like anything it takes practice, but I'd rather practice with peaceful hand tools. I had tried electric screwdrivers in the past and they were rubbish, and I have witnessed the results of some builders destroying the heads of screws with careless drill drivering. However, when it came to a decking project I decided that I was never going to be able to do all that screwing by hand, and so I took the plunge to buy a drill driver that everyone seems to be using these days (you youngsters with your modern ways!). I found a review of this on a website somewhere - which sadly I have lost track of - and it seemed that this was going to be light enough, but powerful enough for most of what I needed. So I bought this kit with charger and spare battery. I was planning to mainly use it as a drill driver, as I didn't expect the drill, especially the hammer action, to be up to much. I was very wrong. The driver works perfectly, and the torque control is pretty good, meaning I don't destroy the screws, or embed them too far. The drill is great for wood - I have drilled 13mm diameter holes through 100mm fence posts easily. The most surprising thing is that the hammer action works really well for drilling into solid walls. I really though this little thing would lack sufficient power to do it, but it is quick and easy, and never felt like it was straining. It was also polite enough to do this fairly queitly. Having two batteries is great. The battery has died suddenly on more than one occassion, and having the spare already charged means no waiting. When left in the charger unplugged I did find the spare lost its charge, so that was a bit of a pain. I have started taking it out now but not sure I have tested the spare yet (getting old, can't remember). I certainly won't be marking it down for this. So I really love using this. Just works really well. I can't compare it to any other drill driver, but I do know that I would recommend this one to anyone who needs one. I'd still be screwing the decking ten years from now if I hadn't bought this and now I just want to put screws into everything.... Thanks Ryobi for a great product, and Amazon for selling it cheaper than everyone else! Edit: This drill is still going strong and the batteries are still good. I know that not everyone has the same experience as I do with this product, but I still love it. I have another decking project to do now so we'll see how it copes with that.

I got this to replace a cordless drill about 15 years old, which was ok but I was reduced to DIY battery packs, soldering in replacement rechargeables to keep it going. I had to use an odd size of battery and when my last batch of imported Chinese cells (not at all cheap) turned out to be such low performance I'd basically call them fakes, I gave up and binned the drill. I wanted something ok but for domestic use and the Ryobi got good reviews. I was taken by the idea of one battery for several tools. Since batteries had been the total problem with the last drill, that seemed something worth paying for. Anyway, this drill turned out to be miles better than the old drill, far more powerful, 2 speed gearbox turned it into a serious screwdriver. Good speed control. Really solid build. Excellent chuck. Just a totally different league. I've not got out my (old but superb) 700w corded hammer drill since I bought this cordless, its up for most stuff (even 10mm bit drilling through hardwood plywood was really easy) It came with a couple of 1.5AH batteries and a charger. Never yet found out how hard to have to use it to flatten even one battery, and it did jobs that easily killed off the old drill batteries. It does take quite a while to recharge a battery. For me that does not matter a jot but not sure about professional day long use. Anyway an excellent drill, very happy, they've now got me looking at their other stuff that uses the same batteries.

Why did you choose this product over others?: There was a lot of choice when I was looking to get a 2nd battery combi drill, this one with the 2 batteries and charger was a good price. Also Ryobi are a very good brand for tools Drill quality: The trigger is very easy to control your speed from extremely slow to full pull. It's a lot quieter than my Bosch drill. Weight: This drill is not heavy at all. It balances in the hand nicely to be able to drill straight.

Decent drill for a good price. Brought for a few odd jobs around the house and the fact it came with two batteries was a bonus. The batteries charge reasonable fast I charged one from flat and it was about an hour to fully charge. It's also has a light located on the bottom of the drill so you can see where you are drilling. Would definitely recommend.

Good tool, does the job

Just got my hands on the RYOBI 18V ONE+ combo drill kit and I'm pretty stoked! The hyper green color is a nice touch and it looks good in my tool collection. Those two 1.5 Ah batteries are perfect for smaller jobs around the house, so I don't have to worry about running out of juice. It seems to handle all my DIY projects with ease, and I can't wait to use it more. Overall, great value for the price, and a must-have for any homeowner.

Light and good for screwing together over 50 picket fences. Comes with charger and 2 batteries (1.5) all interchangeable with strimmer. Would not use if I had to daily drill heavy duty masonry. This is a diy tool