tonymacprods

Hi there many thanks for that, I am indeed in the UK. Shame that the new lineup isn't compatible with the old kit...I guess that's progress. Rumour has it that the new stuff comes with a 3 yr warranty here in the UK, whereas the older stuff I believe is one year only. So the peace of mind might be worth the inconvenience of 2 different battery types.

Hi there I have a DC825KB impact driver (which I love!) and an older 18v drive/drill (dewalt) that use the same style NiMH batteries. I've also recently bought the deWalt radio that charges/runs off these style batteries. My older drill is slowly dying (its very old and was a hand-me-down) and I want to replace it with something from the current line up. My question is do the new high-performance (XRP) cordless drill/drivers use batteries that are compatible with my Impact Driver? From what I can see the batteries look totally different. I don't really want to have a "mix" of battery styles if I can avoid it. AM i better off going for say the DCD925 with 2 NiMh rather than say the DCD980?