Hi,
Soon I'll be replacing one of my cordless drills and have narrowed it down to the following:
1) Panasonic 15.6v drill/driver w/3.5ah batteries
2) Panasonic 12v impact driver w/digital clutch and 3.5ah batteries
3) Festool C12 w/3.0ah batteries
4) Festool TDK 15.6
I hear a lot of great things about impact drivers, and about 40-50% of my work with a cordless is home improvement which is much more likely to need an impact driver than my ww projects. A plus for the 12v impact is a rebate from panasonic for a free 12v drill body.
A recent PW mag test said the Panasonic 15.6 was able to drill more holes and drive more screws than the TDK 15.6 (quite a bit more). But the TDK comes with the Centrotec chuck which I like.
The appeal of the Festool drills is the durability and ergonomics which I think are even slightly better than my 12v Panasonic which has been my favorite for shop/cabinet work.
I'd like to know your opinions/experiences with any of the above mentioned drills, thanks in advance!
Pete