Thanks Jack, The hammer drill is the best option if you are drilling into masonry. If you are drilling into wood/metal, the hammer drill might have more power than a regular drill but that would be the only advantage for that situation. -Steve
Irish, Yes XR doesn’t stand for brushless it’s short for “Extreme Runtime” and that term came out from DEWALT in 2011. Since XR was introduced DEWALT added the brushless motors to increase the energy efficiency of the tool. A drill without XR on it will not have a brushless motor which is why I explained it that way so someone shopping for a brushless drill can identify the brushed tools commonly found in the big box stores. -Steve
Thank you for the review. Just picked the compact up this morning. Greetings from Nova Scotia Canada
Very nice sir. The Hammer drills are better than just a reg cordless drill.?
Thanks Jack, The hammer drill is the best option if you are drilling into masonry. If you are drilling into wood/metal, the hammer drill might have more power than a regular drill but that would be the only advantage for that situation. -Steve
XR does NOT mean brushless. there are a lot of XR brushed tools too, such DCD776
Irish,
Yes XR doesn’t stand for brushless it’s short for “Extreme Runtime” and that term came out from DEWALT in 2011. Since XR was introduced DEWALT added the brushless motors to increase the energy efficiency of the tool. A drill without XR on it will not have a brushless motor which is why I explained it that way so someone shopping for a brushless drill can identify the brushed tools commonly found in the big box stores. -Steve