Best Power Drills – Buyer’s Guide

Our favourite power drill is the Blue Ridge BR2808K2 drill. With its impressive 21 torque settings, this drill is geared toward professionals who must perfect their fastening accuracy.

Although this is a professional level drill, it is more than suitable for beginners and DIYers. We found this cordless drill to be sturdy, yet lightweight. The performance is as good as the high-end models.

To provide the best value for customers, Blue Ridge ships the following accessories: two 1.5 Ah batteries, 1-hour fast charger, a robust carrying case, and a total of 43 bits that suit different tasks. And don’t worry, these extras don’t fatten up the price tag — it actually comes at almost half the price of other high-end models, such as the Dewalt DCD776C1.

If you are looking for the best power drill for the money, we would recommend the Blue Ridge BR2808K2 without any hesitation.

With a maximum torque of 50 Nm, the Ryobi R18PD3-215GZ beats all of the other power drills we reviewed in terms of efficiency and ease-of-use.

Because such a robust performance will devour a lot of power, Ryobi sends two 1.5Ah batteries with the drill. This way, you can work with one and leave the other standing by for sudden outages. 

With the battery installed, this drill weighs about 3 kgs. While this isn’t really unwieldy, it can affect the manoeuvrability to a moderate extent. Then again, that’s the inevitable cost of getting a strong tool. 

On the downside, Ryobi doesn’t ship any free accessories with this drill — there’s no carrying case or drill bits. But to be fair, you can’t really expect such perks at its affordable price.

Although Terratek markets the FUT18V01-3 as a combi drill, it doesn’t sport a hammer-action feature, which makes it fall into the “drill driver” category. Is that bad? Not necessarily. 

The absence of the hammer-action feature means that you can’t use this drill to bore holes into masonry. However, you can still drill into wood and metal with a pretty efficient performance. 

With the performance out of the picture, the ultra-affordable price becomes the most distinctive feature of this drill. If you do the math, you’ll find that Terratek charges more than half the price of high-end models. 

We only wish if Terratek could send a bigger battery with this drill — the 0.8Ah capacity might restrict the amount of work you have to do before pausing for a recharging session.

The Bosch UniversalImpact 18 can only provide 30 Nm of torque, which is considerably weaker than the Blue Ridge BR2808K2. But does that mean it’s useless? No. This drill would be powerful enough for general DIY work, even if you have to bore holes in masonry. 

Despite its low power, this drill comes with two batteries, allowing customers to use it non-stop. And because it weighs only 1.3 kg (with the batteries installed), you can use it for hours without worrying about straining your wrists. 

Unfortunately, Bosch doesn’t ship any free drill bits with the package. As a result, the overall cost might amount to a sizable sum at the end. 

Einhell is one of the most renowned German power tool manufacturers, notorious for excellent build quality and unrivalled performance. The 4513861 drill can deliver up to 60 Nm of torque with a speed of 1800 RPM, making it ideal for undertaking both professional and DIY tasks. 

As you might already know, using this drill at full capacity will incur considerable vibration rate. The good news is, Einhell installed a secondary handle at the side to relieve some stress off of your joints. 

Unlike most high-end models, this drill weighs 1.7 kg only, making for satisfying manoeuvrability in action. 

To meet the high performance demand, Einhell provides two 2.0Ah batteries with this drill. Better yet, it also ships a fast charger that will save even more time.

If you’re searching for a drill that can take on occasional DIY projects, the Black & Decker BCD700S1K-GB should be good enough. With a maximum of 21000 beats per minute, you’ll be able to drill large holes into masonry, although it might be a bit slower than expected.

Since it’s mainly intended for home use, it features only ten torque settings. And again, this doesn’t make it a horrible tool, but you’ll need to be careful not to overdrive your screws. 

On the positive side, this drill comes with a 1.5Ah battery, which should be large enough for lengthy home projects. 

Needless to say, Dewalt is second to none in terms of build quality and durability. Although the DCD776C1 isn’t its most powerful product, it didn’t fail to amaze us.

The thing we appreciated most about this drill is the XR battery. Even though it’s rated at 1.3 Ah, it can actually provide up to 33% more capacity, according to Dewalt. 

Upon testing, we also loved the ultra-sensitive trigger featured in this drill, which allowed for excellent speed control without the annoying choppiness that we usually notice in other brands.

With a torque of 42 Nm, this drill will be able to handle challenging materials with relative ease. However, we didn’t like that it only features 15 torque settings — it’s not a crucial flaw, but it might slightly affect the screwdriving precision, especially when working with delicate materials.