Cordless drill

[The Medway Handyman]

The chargers Makita supply with the cheap deals are actually very good - I suspect they don't have a cheaper charger, so they throw it in with the deal.

Dunno about that, all I can say is that the Mak cordless I have deliver plenty of welly. My view is that Makita punch well above their weight.

See what you mean. I think that the Makita stuff with the red NiCd's was at one time marketed as Maktech, but that name was dropped.

Having said that, a 14.4v combi & a 14.4v driver with 2 x 1.3a/hr batteries & and a Makita charger for £80 has to be a 'kin good deal for DIY use. Similar has served me well for 3+ years of heavy trade use.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Might be economies of scale mean they might as well use the same one for everything. And avoid warranty claims on batteries.

[Bolted]

TMH is probably right that they don't have a cheaper charger to chuck in with the deals.

They do, however, have a more expensive one which I bet they don't (but does come with their more expensive variants, which boast of the faster charging).

of this is fair enough, not everyone will want to pay for the top- end stuff.

[Mark]

>>> I don't think these come with batteries. It doesn't mention any. >

It wouldn't be the first time a retailer shows a product with accessories that are not part of the package. If it doesn't say it includes batteries then I would assume it does not until I find out otherwise.