Ulfrinn

If I don't want to spend a bit extra to get a corded 3/8" Milwaukee (about $60) then I'll just get the 5.5V corded Ryobi for $25. Maybe spend a few extra on the clutch version, but I doubt it.

I'll probably just get the cheap corded Ryobi. In 2013 I bought my dad (from Milwaukee, and I myself was born there) a Milwaukee M18 drill with a few batteries and charger. However he died, and then my mother died, and so this drill is in a storage unit buried somewhere that I haven't had the time to go through. If I find myself needing a more serious drill or other 18v line of cordless tools, I'll dig that out.

Yeah, that's the issue. I am basically just going to use it once or twice then probably not touch it for another year or two.

Anyway, it seems like I can get a good 12v setup for around the $50 mark. Ryobi, Skil, B&D, and others have 12v drills in the $50 range. And If I wanted to buy an off-brand battery and charger and pick up a tool-only, I could get an M12 or a ridgid instead.

Are Dewalt and Makita really selling 18v brushless drills with batteries for $100?

Though, some of the features on cordless tools would be nice. The brake, They seem quieter, and the 12vs are lighter and more compact. Generally corded do not have a clutch either, but a couple do. Not that I've actually used a clutch though as anything with a variable speed trigger is easy enough to control. If I go 18v, it'd have to be something cheaper like a B&D, Ryobi, or Amazon off-brand. The B&D Matrix does look interesting and the attachments have both a corded, and a cordless tool they can be used with. But no idea how long that product line will exist from B&D and by time I needed any other attachments, it'd have been discontinued.

Yeah, but if you're only going to use one a couple times out of the year, cordless becomes irrelevant and not worth the added costs. After I get done putting maybe six pilot holes in this desk and mount a power strip under it, i am not sure when I would need it again. Even a bit brace or egg beater drill would suffice I'd imagine.

I do not think forstner would work with an 8v which is why I wasn't really considering that one, but some of the 12v options, though my main focus is corded. There is really no situation where I will be away from power to need a cordless. I really like how compact some of the 12vs are though as corded ones are still somewhat bulky, but my understanding is that it's because cordless drills typically use planetary gears, corded drills largely use more standard, and generally more rugged gears instead which add to that bulk up front. I was looking at the 5.5 amp corded Ryobi, the cheap B&D for about the same price, the 3/8 6 amp porter cable ($40), and the MeterK 7 amp 1/2 inch hammer drill for the same price seems very highly rated but certainly off-branded. Of 12v drills, maybe the Teccpo, off brand, but since I won't be getting any other cordless tools if I got that one, it doesn't matter if they don't make anything else.

I live in an apartment presently. So I have no need for really any of that which is why I do not want to get tied into some kind of battery type or pay extra to get into something I really don't any much use for, and by time I do, those additional products will probably be discontinued for newer models.

I am out of a drill now and needing something just for general purpose use, nothing major. Drilling some pilot holes in my desk to mount a triple monitor mount, microphone mount, maybe a lamp, that sort of thing and possibly some shelving above my desk, some cable management, power strips, etc as well. My usage of a drill would be very, very infrequent, and of a lighter use variety so there's no possible way to convince me to go buy an expensive 18v drill and battery system for this. Given my needs, I am thinking of going with a smaller 4-5ish amp corded drill, maybe the cheap Black and Decker or Ryobi. There's not a big selection on corded drills anymore. If I go for cordless, I might be interested in some of the compact 12v drills, with the straight batteries that fit in the grip, just to keep it all light and compact, and it seems plenty for just drilling a few holes. They Ryobi 8v which I believe can be charged without removing the battery could be useful, but I am not sure that'd have enough juice because some of these mounts I may end up mounting flush, which would mean cutting a recess with a forstner bit. So yeah, just looking for an occasional, light duty tool. Suggestions?