In another forum, I recently had advice to switch to using cordless impact drivers instead of cordless drill/drivers for deck work. The advice was that the job is easier with impact drivers. I have used three Dewalt drill/drivers for several years for building decks, and wondered what the consensus is here at SMC. I had a little experience using a small Makita impact driver on one deck and found it to be painfully slow. Driving hundreds of 3 inch screws is not an easy task. Speed is important but so is ease of use. I'd be interested to hear what you folks prefer. Thanks.
PS - Just looked at the Dewalt site for their current offerings. In addition to the "normal" drill/driver and impact driver offerings, they have a drill/driver specifically oriented to drywall and deck work. Interesting!!