Went to Masters today, picked up a Bosch PSB 18 LI-2 cordless drill, 60% off + additional 15% discount (a store deal thing) reduced from a crazy $229 down to about $75 which I was pretty happy with.
Anyway it comes with no battery or charger so I still need those. It seems to use a "4AII" battery.
Bunnings ironically enough have Bosch batteries and chargers, my gut tells me to avoid the cheap "fast chargers" so between the battery and quality charger I'll definitely be spending more than the drill has cost me.
There is eBay but prices appear on par with Bunnings…
Lastly amperage… I'm a reasonably light home user, though I do have a few larger projects coming up so I'm guessing a 2.0 - 4.0Ah would be ample, please interject if you have other thoughts. If I can find a decent combo pack with say 2 batteries + charger like they sell on Amazon that would be even better, unfortunately Amazon don't ship batteries to Australia.
So what do you guys think? Just buy what I need from Bunnings or go elsewhere?
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Okay I've been doing some research on this and my conclusion is there is no bargains to be had from this point on. My gut said steer away from the aftermarket batteries on eBay but given the 2-for-1 price I thought I'd look into it anyway - after reading a very indepth review on battery technology the verdict is basically "you get what you pay for" and best to avoid them. That leaves genuine which leaves Bunnings in the front row seat. So a 3.0Ah battery plus Charger = $150 left to spend.
If anyone knows anything I don't let me know, but I'll probably go buy these this week at Bunnings.