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The HP512K is 259th among 692 in the Hand Drills pecking order. It is 65th among 134 12-16v Cordless Drills. At $135.44, the HP512K is 16th in 12-16v Cordless Drills and 101th in Hand Drills at $174.79. It is ranked 15th of 46 among Ryobi products in our database.

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Ranked #31 General-use Cordless Drill-driver => Fair
Consumer Reports, Volume 72, 2007-12

Consumer Reports testers ranked this as the 31st best general-use cordless drill-driver, with an evaluation score that puts it in the "fair" range. The handling is very good, the low noise level (at the user's ear) is good, the speed, power, and charge time are fair, and the run time is poor. The tool weight is 3.4 pounds, the battery pack has 12 volts, the battery type is NiCd, the battery recharge time is 3-6 hours, and there is only one speed range.