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Which 2 Makita drill/drivers (with/without impact) should I get for home use?
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Which 2 Makita drill/drivers (with/without impact) should I get for home use?

I’m tired of my old green Bosch and Black & Decker drill/drivers and would like to start building up a Makita setup.

To begin with, I’d like to have two 18V tools for drilling and driving. It’s mostly for small jobs around the house, building a bench for the garden (including hardwood), etc.

I’m thinking one should be a small, lightweight screwdriver that I can use for everyday tasks. But I’m unsure whether that should be an impact driver like the Makita DTD173:
https://www.prishammeren.dk/shop/makita-lxt-18v-9349p.html

And then a standard hammer drill/driver like the DHP484Z:
https://www.prishammeren.dk/shop/makita-dhp484z-18v-6497p.html

  1. Do they overlap too much if the impact driver is stronger than the DHP484, which I would then mostly only use for drilling into light concrete walls?

  2. Would I be better off getting a small, lightweight drill/driver without impact for light tasks around the house (which model does Makita have for that?), and then using the DHP484Z or similar for heavier tasks?

In that case, I’ve seen the DDF083Z recommended abroad, but Makita doesn’t seem to list it on their Danish site.

I’m thinking of getting a 2.0 or 3.0Ah battery for light use and a 5.0Ah for heavier tasks.

u/Makamakalay — 2 days ago