No comments really! If you use it before, you will love using it. And only this model can be shipped internationally
The Cheapest Price I can find in Aus where local retailers always rip us off easily.
RS-Components has the similar product while price is not similar at all.
Enjoy!
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I price match the "Makita 10.8V 3PC Drill & Impact Driver LXT Combo Kit (Model : LCT303X)" in bunnings and get it for $180. Not sure how is 10.8v LXT compare to this one.
Used it before. Brilliant piece of machinery. Was actually looking for one lately. Thanks for bringing it up.
That seems very expensive for a 3.6V driver, even by Panasonic standards. I've got this Bosch one instead, 10.8V lithium so it can put out some serious grunt.
http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-PS10-2A-12-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Driv…
This is the drill-shaped version, with an actual hardware clutch (and they ship overseas):
http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-PS31-2A-12-Volt-8-Inch-Driver/dp…
The Bosch one doesn't even come close to the Pana quality wise. I've used both, and the Bosch is terrible :(
In what way? I know Panasonics are good, but this particular range of Bosch ones are pretty solid.
The Bosch have poor ergonomics and strip the screws. Not something u want as an electronics tech. Ok, I'm coming at it from a prof perspective (using it all day). For general use you could use others.
Electronics tech - OK, fair enough, you don't need much torque for that. For all other uses, I reckon something with more grunt like the Bosch would be far more suitable. I would hate to see someone spend $160 on a 3.6V driver and burn it out while trying to assemble their Ikea furniture. :)
They are the best. Just Bought one!!! Thanks
what about voltage & power plug converter ?
The drill is meant to be used for 'finer' jobs, which it appears to excel at . For Reno work it would be a joke. Not a good allrounder but its not meant to be. Horses for courses and all that.
One of the reviewers at Amazon summed it up well … "It excels at its intended application with machine screws and shorter self-tapping or pre-drilled wood screws, but it is not a construction driver with high torque.
Probably a very poor choice for most people.
I'm curious. What role does this fill in the home?
I have a $20 rechargeable screwdriver that does most jobs. It is so simple - you press one button and screw goes in, other button the screw goes out. It is NiCd. If it were Li_Ion the battery would have died by now.
For heavy duty jobs - e.g. self-tappers, out comes the bigger drill/driver, with the usual bells and whistles - variable speed, torque-limit and 2 gears. This Panasonic looks like a low-power version of the standard drill/driver. Too expensive for one role, and not powerful enough for the other. Hmmm … this is sounding like one of those arguments about netbooks or n-inch tablets. :-)
110-220v?
I prefer the feel you can only get with a manual screwdriver.
Soreness?
You, sir/madam, are a masochist.
Maybe he gets pleasure out of screwing with his hand.
Im sure it's great, but damn that seems expensive compared to my 18v pana I bought recently. (dollar for dollar I mean, not saying this isn't a good price)