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The BTD142HW stands 18th among 27 in Cordless Impact Drivers analysis and 155th among 692 in the Hand Drills category. The average price of is $185.26 and the Makita BTD142HW Lithium-Ion Cordless Impact Driver (18 Volt) is 12th in price. It is 470th in Hand Drills at $174.83. It is ranked 82th of 198 for Makita.

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Ranked #8 Cordless Impact Driver => Very Good
Consumer Reports, Volume 72, 2007-12

Consumer Reports testers ranked this as the 8th best cordless impact driver, with an evaluation score that puts it in the "very good" range. The power, charge time, and handling are excellent, the speed and run time are very good, but the noise level (at the user's ear) is poor. The tool weight is 2.9 pounds, the battery pack has 18 volts, the battery type is Li-Ion, the battery recharge time is 15 minutes, and there is one speed range.

I'm carpenter and I have a drill attached to me at least 7 hours a day. Lately drills have been dying on me,like 2 or 3 sets in one week plus I've been getting a lot of elbow pain
surely related to the heavy 18 volt drills,so I thought I would try the Makita 2 drill set and I was blown away at how light and powerful these are! Wow is all I can say I'm going today to buy another set.I guess the only question is the bat. life,does anyone out there
have one for long time? Do the batts. last for at least a year?

This is the handiest tool I have ever used. It is light weight, yet has plenty of power. If I only had one cordless driver, this would be the one.The fact I got a free battery with it, makes it an... (More)

powerful yet light, very handy driver. will still keep my standard drill/driver because of its clutch, better 'feel' on some stuff. (More)

Rugged, fast charging, very light and ergonomic. I used to be a contractor but now just build stuff for me. If you need a longer lasting charge, get the one with the bigger battery, but for most... (More)