It says battery included in the details
How much normally?
$79
Why was this deal posted then unpublished? I saw it last night and was considering publishing it myself when it was taken down. It's not a bad deal for someone's first drill since it has a hammer function, although pretty sure this drill used to come with two batteries which is a must if drilling into hard concrete as you can go through battery pretty quick
Was at Bunnings and tossed between Ozito Home 12V Drill Driver Kit and this one. I bought Ozito, felt it better made than XU1.
ozitos has a better 'ecosystem' that xu1 ie. you can share batteries with a wider variety of skins
xu1 is kinda shit… as seen by the fact that even in the description there's battery incompatibilities with its own line
i think maybe 2-3yrs ago they were selling the drill kit itself for $20 and TBF its an ok unit for $20
The XU1 tools look like the Triton ones from Masters. Probably the same oem.
If its the case batteries would be the same but keyed differently for the chargers, just like the “Greenlund” brand you can buy from Catch.
pretty sure all these brands use the same OEM… einhell who is german but obviously makes it all in china
Just for reference, I bought a XU1 angle grinder in 2001 and have done maybe 10 bathroom reno's, a house re roof, and probably 500m of fencing. It's still going strong.
They even include a spare set of brushes, which I haven't been able to use.
I also used their chorded rotary hammer drill last year ($79 at Bunnings) for basic demolition work. I was again impressed with the little zinger, and again they provided some spares and lubricant for the SDS chuck that you don't even see with some of the higher end brands.
Disclaimer. I haven't used any of their battery tools.
Whats the general quality like though horrific?
I have a couple of their tools and they're fine for home projects. If you're a tradie then stick with DeWalt or AEG.
Even if you are a tradie you can just buy 40dollars XU1s and throw them away after a year then another 40 dollars you got brand new XU1s
They won’t last a year with how tradies use their tools. I remember using one of these for something small, could smell that burnt electric motor smell from the brushed motor. Not a nice smell.
If you’re just starting out or only need this on rare occasions in locations near a powerpoint, I’d recommend going for a corded drill. You can buy them in this price range and they will have far more power and last ages. To get the power of the cheapest corded hammer dill in a cordless setup you have to spend a lot.
Which one do you recommend, I need to drill holes for hanging canvas and some other such DIY stuff
Just drilling holes in the gyprock for hanging stuff is probably the easiest possible use case for a drill, so any drill will be do the job. But still, if you might want to drill a hole in brick outside to hang something, the cheapest battery powered ones will struggle. Also the batteries themselves will die probably in a few years leaving you with landfill even just for that reason. And if you don’t use it often, you have to have the battery charger charging it for ages just so it’s ready when you need it.
I actually bought an XU1 corded hammer drill ten years ago that still works. I’ve probably only used it a dozen times to be fair, but it works. I got it at Kmart on clearance for $30 haha. I think it’s 500 or 700W and still probably my go-to if I was to drill a big hole in brick etc. you can tell the XU1 stuff is made cheaply, but there’s much less to go wrong with a corded one, and cheaper to make etc. Basically any corded drill would be good. I haven’t looked at the cheap corded options available at the moment, but just in terms of reducing the chance of it needing replacing I’d probably not go for the cheapest option anymore. Although I used to back when I had less cash, so that’s really circumstance dependent.
One thing you may not be aware of is what the hammer function is all about. Not all drills have that. It actually pushes the drill bit in and out, kind of like a jackhammer, but much less pronounced. This is really required just for drilling into brick and cement, and takes a bit more grunt to pull off effectively. Using a non-hammer drill would take forever to drill into brick. You’d run out of battery power with a cheap cordless. There are different bits to use for this purpose as well. The effectiveness for this use case is hugely different. I’d also suggest using higher quality drill bits if you want them to last. But the use case you described could use any drill and drill bits without issue. It all depends on what other jobs you may have in future.
Thanks for the detailed explanation , Much clearer to me now.
I have the other XU1 non-hammer cordless drill and its not great, ok if you need to drill one hole I guess.
Pay a bit more, get the Ozito Power X range
I have the XU1 cordless drill and cordless impact driver kit from a previous deal at Bunnings for $49. (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/432220)
Still works great and have used it numerous times around the home and on my car.
Not recommended, had one but the battery quickly dead. Add 10-20 dollars can go Ozito when promotion, why not?
i have 3 of the $20 non hammer drill ones
they all work fine, one at my place, one at my dads and one at my dads business
claim warranty if 1yr
Tool only, skin/console?