EDIT: i ended up buying the newer HP version in a kit from bunnings for $219. Have already mounted a hose reel on a brick wall with it :)
hi all, im tossing up between these two ryobi hammer drills.
both the same price.
PD7 has a magnetic bit holder and a depth rod stopper which the newer HP line does not.
i checked the manual's of both and seems the HP one is more powerful (higher RPM's etc).
i'm leaning towards the PD7.
I have the older one. Despite being a hammer drill, it is a bit under powered can barely go into concrete or brick.
Agreed, I can back this up as I've experienced the same with the older one.
good kit price (@$219) now for the HP model - https://www.ryobi.com.au/power-tools/products/details/18v-on…
yes i am eyeing this up, $50 extra to get a charger + 4Ah battery is pretty juicy
As mentioned by some previous commenters, a standard hammer drill can struggle with concrete or brick. Old concrete (concrete gets drier/harder over time) can become almost impossible.
If you really need more power to get through harder material consider an SDS rotary hammer drill instead.
Since you're looking at Ryobi, these are the options.
https://www.ryobi.com.au/products/details/18v-one-sds-rotary…
https://www.ryobi.com.au/power-tools/products/details/18v-on…
Here's a video that shows the difference.
How much drilling into concrete will you do? If it’s only occasional, you don’t NEED the extra power.
I have the older version at work. Does the job fine for occasional concrete drilling, even hard prefab concrete walls but it is slower than an SDS version.
I find the bit holder quite handy, especially if you are drilling then driving. Having said that, I have two drills and an impact driver so often use all three on a task to prevent swapping bits.
Bit holder also means that whenever you grab your drill, the driver bit is there regardless of what the last task was.
SDS is ‘better’ for masonry drilling, but it isn’t designed for driving screws so you’d likely need two bits of gear.
But more power equals a faster job and a faster job generally means a better hole as you have slopped the drill around as much.
Yes, but more power equals a larger file in your wallet. That may not be worth it for something that is only needed once a year.
I have a quality corded hammer drill. I use the cordless one in preference. The extra time to drag a cord out and put it away is not worth a slightly slower hole.
These are the same price according to the OP.
@ESEMCE: The HP version above is the same RRP, but is listed as ‘coming soon’ on the links. Bunnings don’t seem to have it in their website as skin only yet, only as a kit with battery and charger for $229.
If the price is the same that changes things. It is possible the old version might go to run out pricing, or they may just increase the price of the new one for a while.
Either way both will do the job for a DIY person.
More power = easier drilling
Magnetic bit holder… is of little use IMHO.