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written by bc , September 26, 2007

i think dewalt priced themselves out of the market w. the nano. This is simply too much money.

worth the money
written by dewalt rep , September 26, 2007

What you get for the price is a battery that will double+ the life of a regular nicad and a tool that is stronger and more efficient doing your work than the previous versions of this impact.

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written by Guest , September 26, 2007

Wow something Makita has had for 2 years now. GJ DeWalt.

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written by Guest , September 27, 2007

yeah i feel the same way...

DeWalt wants 349 for their impact.

Makita charges less for the impact w. a hammer drill that has 2 led lights, weighs less, same warranty, 2 bit onboard storage, belt clip...

i dont get it.

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written by Guest , October 17, 2007

i think is too much money for a screw gun

Think before you post!!!!!!!!!
written by Mr. Fixed it! , January 04, 2008

After reading the comments below regarding the new nano line of tools by dewalt, I am amazed at the comparison to makita. WHAT !!!!!!!!!! You cannot compare the two---makita doesn't offer a phosphate lithium ion battery at all, and DeWalt just released the product line for sale january 1st. 2008 so where is your info coming from. I work on this stuff all day and would not make such a lame assumption without actually using the tool first.

What a sham
written by Guest , January 05, 2008

How does dewalt think the average DIYer is goint to buy this impact, or its new hammerdrill. Also just the battery and charger are $179 dollars,what a rip, you can buy a 6 tool Dewalt combo kit for 450, i think i will stick with milwaukee or change over to makita, and i can afford to buy it that is the worst part of it.

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written by a guest , January 31, 2008

yeah i feel the same way...

DeWalt wants 349 for their impact.

Makita charges less for the impact w. a hammer drill that has 2 led lights, weighs less, same warranty, 2 bit onboard storage, belt clip...

i dont get it.

I agree thet the price is high. Also makita looks apealing. I did a little searching into the quality of the Makita. I found a couple power tool repair shops that said the same thing. Makita has yet to build a reliable gear box, one of them said he loves Makita "easy money"

Not trying to bash, but check out your local repair centers and see what they have to say.

I just ordered the new dc827kl from Grainger. Looking forward to the power and wieght. I had the standard 18v 1/4 impact before never had a problem other than batters have a short life and need to be replaced too often. Hopefully that will be fixed with the new battery technology.

Complaning
written by famnam , February 13, 2008

Hey guys I can't believe that you are comparing these new tools from Dewalt to anything from Makita. The Makita batteries are only running for about 3 months. Dewalt warrantees there batteries for 2 years and I have yet to replace one. I have costumers who have gone thru 6 or 7 batteries from Makita and Makita just won?t warranties them. As for price of the batteries the things last 2 1/ 2 times longer and we have had the same cells in the 36V platform for almost 2 years and I think I have only had one of these batteries that would not charge. And to the concern that the batteries don?t fit in the XRP tools well STOP YOUR WINEING!! Try to put there batteries in there old tools.

Good Information
written by a guest , February 16, 2008

The comment about batteries not fitting was helpful. Many of us aquire tools based, in part, on battery interchagability. The battieries needing a different charger and not fitting all the other tools is something to consider.
Can't you just see your guy trying to shove a new lithium battery into a ni-cad charger, as he reaches for the hammer in his belt?
Is Snap On the only US company left, making cordless impacts?

some people are confused
written by Ray , February 19, 2008

Right now, a Makita LXT impact by it's self costs 270 on amazon, so if Dewalt sells these for 300, that's only $30 difference. The dewalt is more powerful (1330inlbs vs 1240inlbs), and lighter (3.7 lbs vs 3.9 lbs), and considering that in my experience, the LXT batteries aren't that long lived, the fact that the Dewalt is sold with a 2 year battery warranty means that the Dewalt is likely to be cheaper over time than the Makita.

The people that say that this is just too expensive for a DIY'er, that's because this tool is aimed at professionals that are willing to spend more money for a better tool. in all likelyhood, Dewalt will also release a homeowner version, similar to what Makita and Milwaukee have done, that will have a smaller battery, lower end components, and cost less.

To the person that said that two different kinds of battery with two different chargers for the same tool wouldn't work, I'm sure that Milwaukee would beg to differ.

its worth it
written by construction worker , March 10, 2008

Its a little pricy but well worth it, the Makita BTD140 is the same price and has 50 less in-lbs and in my line of work thats a big differance, keep in mind this is not your average "do it yourself" home owner tool, this is a tool that can be used everyday out in the work field without failure, I use a Makita but I have been waiting for DeWalt to come out with a Lithium ion line and now that they do I will be buying one real soon!

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written by Professional Handyman , March 12, 2008

Been in the business quite some time....tried the "fads" for the past thirty years. Nothing lasts forever and there is always something coming thats better. I believe a little bit of it has arrived with the Nano battery system. A bit pricy but, Dewalt has 'em hands down...I'm just waiting for the price to drop a bit and "load back-up" with the new toys.

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written by K Bertetto , June 10, 2008

Been a plumber for 14 years now, and I'll stick with my Milwaukee 0881-22. More powerful, much better warranty, that famous Milwaukee durability and for less money.

Makita out performs Dewalt hands down.
written by K.D , June 10, 2008

DeWalts impact is heavier then Makita's BTD141 and BDF142HW and both of these tools far out perform DeWalt's "Nano Battery". Please before you post your comments and post responses please know what your talking about. Ask DeWalt and Ridgid about Dead torque before you also talk about the ratings. the BTD142HW by Makita and the BTD141 were rated the number one and number two impacts in the world.

Dewalt batteries
written by john tyler , August 14, 2008

I asked my local repair shop about these Dewalt tools. They laughed and said you might as well get Black and Decker at Walmart. They said they see more Yellow than any other tool and get a majority of dead batteries from Dewalt. They said every tool has its problems but stay away from the Dewalt.