Bosch Professional or Makita

[RDB85]

I’ve decided to buy my brother some drills for him going self employed. Now I was thinking either Makita or possibly Bosch Professional:

Some I’ve found;

Bosch

Bosch GBH 18V-24 C 3.2kg 18V 2 x 5.0Ah Li-Ion Coolpack Brushless Cordless SDS Drill - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Professional brushless, cordless rotary hammer ideal for daily use. Features Electronic Motor Protection (EMP), LED light, rotation control clutch, variable speed, and Vario Lock. KickBack Control and Vibration Control offer increased user health protection, and the...

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Bosch GSB 18V-110 C 18V 2 x 5.0Ah Li-Ion Coolpack Brushless Cordless Combi Drill - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Extremely powerful and robust combi drill with a brushless motor and impact drill driver function. With a full-metal chuck, it's capable of handling the toughest of applications. Offers 110Nm of maximum torque. Features Bluetooth connectivity for additional tool...

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Makita

Makita DHR242RTJ 3.9kg 18V 2 x 5.0Ah Li-Ion LXT Brushless Cordless SDS Rotary Hammer Drill - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Brushless SDS rotary hammer drill powered by the Makita 18V lithium battery platform. The DHR242 rotary SDS drill comes equipped with 3 modes of operation: rotary, rotary hammer, and hammer only (for chiselling applications). The soft-grip, rubberized handle allows...

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Makita DHP486RTJ 18V 2 x 5.0Ah Lithium LXT Brushless Cordless Combi Drill - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Compact and powerful, brushless combi drill with a long battery run time. Delivers in excess of 115Nm of hard torque. Extreme Protection Technology safeguards drill against dust and water ingress during use in poor weather conditions. A long ridged side handle helps...

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[Dustydazzler]

I have used both Bosch and Makit and both are fine, they do the job.
I never spend too much of drills. My weapon of choice right now is Erbauer which I quite like

 

[westward10]

It's a drill just buy one.

 

[RDB85]

It's a drill just buy one.

It’s an investment. Do you just buy one of them too?

 

[nicebutdim]

Hilti. With a maintenance contract.

 

[RDB85]

I have used both Bosch and Makit and both are fine, they do the job.
I never spend too much of drills. My weapon of choice right now is Erbauer which I quite like

Is this the Kit;

Erbauer 18V Li-ion EXT Cordless 3 piece Power tool kit (3 x 2Ah) - ECDT18-Li-2 EID18-Li ERH18-Li | DIY at B&Q

Erbauer EXT 18V cordless 3 pc kit includes SDS+ Drill, Combi Drill and Impact Driver. Tools feature brushless motor technology (excluding torch) for more power, higher torque, longer life time and revolutionary runtime performance. Also includes 2x batteries featuring Keep Cool Technology to...

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It looks remarkably like Bosch but just cheaper.

 

[nicebutdim]

Is this the Kit;

Erbauer 18V Li-ion EXT Cordless 3 piece Power tool kit (3 x 2Ah) - ECDT18-Li-2 EID18-Li ERH18-Li | DIY at B&Q

Erbauer EXT 18V cordless 3 pc kit includes SDS+ Drill, Combi Drill and Impact Driver. Tools feature brushless motor technology (excluding torch) for more power, higher torque, longer life time and revolutionary runtime performance. Also includes 2x batteries featuring Keep Cool Technology to...

www.diy.com

It looks remarkably like Bosch but just cheaper.

This looks remarkably like Makita but just cheaper.

Pardon our interruption...

Appearances can be deceptive.

 

[RDB85]

This looks remarkably like Makita but just cheaper.

Pardon our interruption...

Appearances can be deceptive.

They do. Although I don’t think I would buy the eBay one. Erbauer looks okay for the money.

 

[nicebutdim]

They do. Although I don’t think I would buy the eBay one. Erbauer looks okay for the money.

I have no problem with Erbauer tools, but wouldn't judge them on the basis of appearance or perceived similarity to other tools.

 

[RDB85]

I have no problem with Erbauer tools, but wouldn't judge them on the basis of appearance or perceived similarity to other tools.

It’s merely an observation on the design especially the SDS.

 

[timhoward]

It’s an investment. Do you just buy one of them too?

The investment is mainly into the battery system.
Honestly, any big brand will be fine. I'd happily use any of them. One place I work has Makita. It's fine. I have Milwaukee and DeWalt and a Bosch SDS. They all go round and round.

The only drill-envy I've experienced was when a friend had the Metabo combi which has an anti-jam feature which auto-cuts out instead of breaking your wrist. That said, I've never broken my wrist using a drill, so maybe I don't need that!

 

[Dustydazzler]

I only have the 18v Erbauer Combi Drill which does everything I need really as a drill / driver for jobbing.
I have an old 24v bosch and some old makita drills and some old hitachi gear as well.
As I say, I never spend that much on drills I just don't see the point...

 

[Dustydazzler]

Which ever drill you choose, I just hope the end user is better with it than this chap...

 

[Mike Johnson]

Whatever you go for, best results are Lithium battery and Brushless motor, personally I have DeWalt and they have been fine for the last ten years, the only thing I don't like is the noise from the Impact driver, but that applies to all makes.

 

[littlespark]

I never spend that much on drills I just don't see the point...

Maybe your drills need sharpened then?


Point? No? Oh never mind….