Title: Good drill, but with serious faults.
Product review: I bought this drill, used it for a few days, and I ended up returning it. My overall reaction is that the drill is a workhorse, but it has some serious design flaws.First, the good: The XRP system is fantastic. Plenty of rugged power. Case, battery, and Dewalt interchangeability is what you'd expect from the brand. Good weight for the power delivered. Overall, decent first impressions.Now, the bad. Granted, these are minor things, but we're talking flaws on a $200 "professional" drill. The clutch doesn't work in 1st gear. It's an inherent design flaw of the model confirmed by Dewalt. Combine that with the fact that speed selector switch locks up, and in my mind, you've got a badly designed drill.If you can deal with these two issues, then by all means, it's a great drill, and you'll be happy. But, those two things drove me nuts. Because of the two aforementioned faults, I returned mine, and the search continues.
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