I bought this in May 2011 after years of putting up with B&D 3/8 drills.  It's wonderful. I held the 8-amp model in a store the other day, this is quite a bit shorter and therefore less stress on your wrist when drilling horizontal. NOTE: the box of my current-version 234-6 states it's max rpm is 950, so the many debates here about RPM being too low for wood may be less relevant now.