Cordless drill - Dewalt vs Milwaukee

[Cooper_day]

Which is the better cordless drill between Milwaukee M18 4.0AH brushless cordless combi drill and Dewalt DCD778M2T-SFGB 18V 4.0AH brushless cordless combi drill?

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[nicebutdim]

Milwaukee make several M18 brushless combi drills - as do all the big name brands - so it's difficult to compare without knowing which drill you have in mind. In general the more you pay, the better the drill - although there are plenty of people asking big money for entry level drills.

Probably the best way to answer this question would be to look at stats for each drill, paying particular attention to torque figure and gear/gearbox material. Respective manufacturer websites will likely be the most concise source of such information.

 

[Mikegh]

Milwaukee if I was buying myself

 

[nicebutdim]

Milwaukee if I was buying myself

That's personal preference, yet we don't even know which drill to compare. OP could be looking at several different drills of varying capability.

Personally I'd walk past them both and buy a Makita DHP486 or DHP481 ?

 

[Mikegh]

Good drill but expensive

 

[Cooper_day]

Milwaukee make several M18 brushless combi drills - as do all the big name brands - so it's difficult to compare without knowing which drill you have in mind. In general the more you pay, the better the drill - although there are plenty of people asking big money for entry level drills.

Probably the best way to answer this question would be to look at stats for each drill, paying particular attention to torque figure and gear/gearbox material. Respective manufacturer websites will likely be the most concise source of such information.

Those are the model that at the moment I am looking at:
M18 CBLPD-402C (Milwaukee)
DCD778M2T-SFGB (Dewalt)

 

[Electrics]

DeWalt wins most of the tests on youtube.

I went with them and i'm very happy with everything except the battery chargers which are crap. Just had my 18v XR cordless last 3 weeks on site on a single charge.

The Milwaukee stuff i've used is very good though.

 

[MJPD29]

Always milwaukee. Only ever had 1 dewalt drill and it was absolutely rubbish

 

[nicebutdim]

Those are the model that at the moment I am looking at:
M18 CBLPD-402C (Milwaukee)
DCD778M2T-SFGB (Dewalt)

Very little between the two sets.

Both supplied with 2x 4Ah batteries.
Both brushless motors.
Similar specs.

Milwaukee rate their drill for higher capacity in wood and masonry, but that means nothing. Both have metal gearing, which is likely to be some sort of sintered metal - not as strong as forged gearing, but considerable more robust than plastic.

Dewalt produces slightly higher torque, but there isn't a significant difference between it and the Milwaukee.

Neither are top of these manufacturer's respective ranges, but I don't think either drill would disappoint - what colour do you like better, red or yellow? I think that's what it comes down to.


Wait for a decent Makita deal ?

 

[Mikegh]

Both around 60nM , metal gearbox , electronic braking etc