BMack37 Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Also don't be afraid of buying into two or even three(12v, 18v/20v, OPE) battery lines. OPE mostly has a different battery platform for anything good; Dewalt Flexvolt or 40V, Milwaukee HD 9.0, Ryobi 40v, Kobalt 80v...so it makes it pretty easy to go to EGO or whatever. There's a benefit with Flexvolt and Milwaukee HD 9.0 is that it's backwards compatible and you can use the chargers on the 20v/18v batteries. Makita has X2 for OPE which is nice as it uses the same batteries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley S. Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Thanks for all the help guys. I have narrowed down the first purchase between the DCK287D2 compact hammer kit from Dewalt and the 2799-22CX compact hammer kit from Milwaukee. I feel that either one will be a solid start for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr8ondt Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 3 hours ago, Wesley S. said: Thanks for all the help guys. I have narrowed down the first purchase between the DCK287D2 compact hammer kit from Dewalt and the 2799-22CX compact hammer kit from Milwaukee. I feel that either one will be a solid start for me. Excellent choices, between those 2 kits DeWalt has the advantages of better (more powerful) tools, BUT the red red kit has a high capacity battery.... Winner: Dewalt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 5 hours ago, Wesley S. said: Thanks for all the help guys. I have narrowed down the first purchase between the DCK287D2 compact hammer kit from Dewalt and the 2799-22CX compact hammer kit from Milwaukee. I feel that either one will be a solid start for me. What's the pricepoint you're finding these at? Maybe we can find a better deal on them or a newer generation for not much more. You may also want to browse CPO's promo. http://www.cpooutlets.com/deal-zone/deal-zone,default,sc.html Out of those two, I'd probably go with Dewalt BUT I think you're doing yourself a huge disservice by basing your choice on just a hammer drill and impact driver, both are going to be professional-level tools. You'd hate to get whatever brand then be stuck having to either buy into the other brand or wait until your brand comes out with a certain tool. Lots of stuff Milwaukee has that Dewalt doesn't. Dewalt has better large saws, can't think of too many things that they have that Milwaukee doesn't. Even pairing head-to-head, sure one is going to win in whatever test but they're all going to be professional tools. Also keep in mind that a lot of people make money off of cheaper brand tools. You can't make a bad choice between drills and impacts, the tools available and availability of tools (local retailers that carry your brand) is a bigger factor. More retailers, more likelihood of sales. Just my wordy $0.04 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 No high capacity battery on the Dewalt will suck if you ever want to add a cutting tool like a circular saw or recep saw. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 I actually prefer the 5 cell/compact batteries for a drill or impact. For saws I skip the 10 cell and go 15 cell with my flex batteries. I can think of quite a few tools DeWALT makes that you can't get with Milwaukee and vice versa. Either way you will find both brands have most of the basics. I would focus on specific features unique to each brand or tools available to one brand but not the other. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Milwaukee has offered kits with one compact and one XC not perfect but a nice starter set. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley S. Posted October 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 I found a deal on a Milwaukee 2897-22 combo kit and I can't wait to get started on some projects with it. Thanks everyone for the advice, it really help me decide on what system I wanted to invest in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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