What is the best cordless electric drill?

Hmm, UK£ 100 = 163 U.S. dollars...

For a quality new 18v cordless drill with two Li-Ion batteries, you're probably going to have to pay more than that.

Here are the best reasonably priced 18v drills:

http://www.howtodecide.com/cordless-drill/#~tf.type=y&battery-voltage.18v=y

Start by deciding whether you need a drill driver, an impact drill, or a hammer drill. (I'll assume you meant a drill driver.) Then explore other factors that are important to you...

Given your request for 18v, your request for two speeds, and your request for two batteries, I see two possibilities (but both are around UK£ 171 ($280 US)):

Makita BDF451 18-Volt 1/2-Inch
Bosch 37618-01 18-Volt 1/2-Inch

The Bosch puts out a much greater max torque (650 in-lbs vs 450 in-lbs) than the Makita, but the Makita weighs in 1.5 lbs lighter. I'd lean toward the Bosch myself.

How, and how often will you USE the drill? If you will use it around the house once or twice a month, a contractor grade drill is a WASTE of money. You can kill 2 or 3 cheap drills for less than £100 and they will probably last you longer than the £100 drill.

DeWalt. You won't get what you describe for anything like £100. Unless it falls off the back of a lorry.

DeWalt, Makita, Hitachi, Bosch. Most are very similar in their abilities, work rate and durability. The model and price you pay depends on your intended use. Are you a tradesman who will depend on the tool working many hours every day or is it intended for DIY use only. I would suggest to go to B and Q and opt for their best bargain, I recently bought a Hitachi 18 volt cordless driver with 2 lithium batteries for €102.00, in Dublin, now that's really cheap for Ireland. On the day they had Makita with 2 batts but not lithium €129.00, they had bosch 18v + 14v again not lithium €118.00 so the Hitachi at half price was a go. ps It does a great job.

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Hi. I would also recommend Makita. I recently bought a Makita drill, exactly as you have described, at B and Q, on a half price offer at (if I remember correctly) £79.99. Previous to that I had a Ryobi drill and impact driver set - a very good low budget option.

Makita is the best. You'll struggle to get one for that sort of money with two batteries.

Dewalt - The Black and Decker premium range LMFAO. Have spent more years than I care to remember as a site worker.

Sds Drill B&q

B And Q Drills

Umm how do you have a cordless electric drill, you either have one or the other ;) .... But I do know that it does work in water, this I have tried (when I was drunk), so yeah I would say it would work in custard... Althou if my wife cooked the custard it wouldnt work cause it would be hard to get the drill under the lumps!

I would go for Makita or DeWalt. If you shop around and keep an eye on places like B&Q you might be able to get one for the price you want. You could come down to 14v. and that should bring the price down with it a little, unless you definitely need 18v. .

Everybody has a different view on which is best, which is quite understandable! Best option is to ask at the shop where you intend buying from & ask for a 2 year warranty on reliability along with their usual warranty....
Or best go to a building site & ask those chaps as you can see the type of work they put their gear through. I have had most brands & I'm not going to recommend which is better & which isn't! All my tools get a hard life, some last & some don't make the grade. It's personal preference really coupled with how hard life the tools you buy are going to last & what you intend doing with them!

Cheers!

Without a doubt it has to be the Bosch. I swear by them, they have it all and can take a lot of hammer, check out my detailed review below.

See this Bosch: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-18-Volt-Cordless-Driver-Batteries/dp/B001DSQX0E/ref=pd_cp_diy_3

as a contractor for over 20 yrs I have pretty much tried them all at one point or another, and i would say Milwalkie makes the best power tools followed by dewalt

Mikita is crap, unless your just gonna use it once in awhile for light stuff around your home