Originally Posted By: Throt
Well the Bosch comes with 2 batteries, that's a + to that one. Never heard of or owned a Makita but it does have good ratings. If it were me I'd get the Bosch.
If you've never heard of Makita, you shouldn't be giving advice on tools.
That's like giving advice on cars, when you've never heard of Toyota.
Makita invented the cordless drill. In 1969.
My 38 year old Makita drill still works perfectly. So do my Bosch drills. They're both good quality. Can't go wrong with either, but if price is equal, I would pick a Makita as they've got a larger market share than Bosch, and they have more factory service centers.
The OP has listed apples and oranges. A Makita hammer drill vs. a Bosch regular drill. Makita has a wider range of tools that fit the Li-ion battery. And once you go cordless, you're buying into a system where batteries are the expensive part. The tools themselves are cheap, so you want to consolidate batteries by buying tools for the same company, with the same battery model.
I've got the Makita 18v Li-ion hammer drill, impact driver, recip saw, and multi-tool. They're simply great tools. I've also got the 14.4v Makita drill and impact...and an old 9.6v Makita...and my Makita shop radio runs on the same 18v batteries if needed (hurricane prep).
I bought a Bosch 12v compact driver drill as there was simply nothing of its size that was comparable. I've got a few Bisch routers and other woodworking tools. Bosch is good, but for cordless, I would stick with Makita.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makita
Well the Bosch comes with 2 batteries, that's a + to that one. Never heard of or owned a Makita but it does have good ratings. If it were me I'd get the Bosch.
If you've never heard of Makita, you shouldn't be giving advice on tools.
That's like giving advice on cars, when you've never heard of Toyota.
Makita invented the cordless drill. In 1969.
My 38 year old Makita drill still works perfectly. So do my Bosch drills. They're both good quality. Can't go wrong with either, but if price is equal, I would pick a Makita as they've got a larger market share than Bosch, and they have more factory service centers.
The OP has listed apples and oranges. A Makita hammer drill vs. a Bosch regular drill. Makita has a wider range of tools that fit the Li-ion battery. And once you go cordless, you're buying into a system where batteries are the expensive part. The tools themselves are cheap, so you want to consolidate batteries by buying tools for the same company, with the same battery model.
I've got the Makita 18v Li-ion hammer drill, impact driver, recip saw, and multi-tool. They're simply great tools. I've also got the 14.4v Makita drill and impact...and an old 9.6v Makita...and my Makita shop radio runs on the same 18v batteries if needed (hurricane prep).
I bought a Bosch 12v compact driver drill as there was simply nothing of its size that was comparable. I've got a few Bisch routers and other woodworking tools. Bosch is good, but for cordless, I would stick with Makita.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makita
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