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The impact doesn't look THAT much smaller than the 20/18v. I do find myself in need of a tiny drill sometimes though, and I find the right angle drill to be unwieldy. I hope that chuck isn't plastic...

Those gen 3s might be heating up because of the higher current of the HD batteries too. Don't know enough about them, but the science would back that up.

I am pretty sure they are m3.

Not for long...

For me it was pretty easy. I use DeWalt because my dad uses DeWalt.

Inserts that will help keep my power tools organized. Not that foam garbage.

Considering your degree, I would assume your working knowledge is greater than mine, but ignoring losses due to heat seems like it wrecks the analysis. Energy loss due to heat is energy that isn't doing work, and higher amperage is what causes that heat loss. So with higher voltage, you can use less amperage, which means less energy loss due to heat, which means more of that energy is going towards doing work. To me, it's not about a bigger tank, it's about not having a fuel leak. All that is to say that higher voltage tools can push themselves harder without hemorrhaging power. But again, I defer to your expertise.

I am really interested in the new sledge hammers. They look destructive.

It's a brushless compact 1/2 inch according to the post I saw this picture in. But I don't know for sure.

I don't think so. I think it is just today. I look forward to being proven wrong though. Some rumoured stuff missing.

Brushless compact and mid torque impacts next to the full sized version. (photo credit: toolboxbuzz) Not sure of specs....

Not yet. No new mitre saw either.

Early 2018

Just saw on another feed: DCS 570 and DCS 575 have a rafter hook added. Couldn't get a good screen shot. Sorry gentlemen

I'd be interested to see if this comes in less expensive than the Rocket Light.

Milwaukee: We have a new cordless mixing drill. INNOVATION! Dewalt: Lol. Cute toy.

They are good big box store tools, like Dewalt and Makita. On average, they are on par with those two. They do cordless lighting better than just about everyone but that's really the only category they clearly lead in the 18/20v arena; maybe in reciprocating saws as well. They are good about putting rafter hooks on stuff if that matters to you. They do 10.8/12v better than just about every one else though. I am in the m12 system and it's pretty good, but I do not like most m18 tools I have tried. That is totally preference though. Your mileage may vary.

England is great at taking inhabited land and mostly destroying the inhabitants, and then making that land more livable than England. Exhibit B: Canada

The weight you save might have the same value as 2.0 Ah. I mean, not to me, but to someone... I guess?

I use Dewalt impact bits to drive screws, and Bosch for nearly everything else. Haven't been dis-satisfied with any of those choices.

Milwaukee is a marketing company that sells tools. I wouldn't trust any of their tests, or most of the things their employees say (I mean Dewalt is hardly innocent in this, but their graphs and "stats" are at least not blatantly misleading). That being said, these are clearly good quality boxes. Being able to stack half sized boxes onto the larger ones is pretty cool.

I personally like Dewalt's hammer drill more than Milwuakee's. I don't see the transmission sticking as a big problem. Mine has stuck once since I've owned it... Milwaukee drills feel like that have more wobble in them to me, but it could just be the ones I've tried. I've never used Bosch's but if it's anything like the rest of their tools, it's probably good. All three brands have a cordless multitool. I like the Dewalt, but from what I understand it is inferior to Bosch's starlock multitools. MIlwaukee's is apparently very out of date. Honestly, you aren't going to go wrong no matter which of these options you pick. I don't know if in-store demos are a thing in Ireland, but that might be the best way to make your choice.

Man, European kits are waaay better than North American ones. Not a contractor bag in sight! The tray seems like a good idea for kits that require a deep tstak (a circular saw for example)

Yeah, I misread. I read both product codes as DWS525.

Is the motor not brushless?