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<blockquote data-quote="trimegatron" data-source="post: 3273785" data-attributes="member: 579437">Dewalt is rock solid - batteries have been their low point for ever.&nbsp; This is nothing new.&nbsp; If you use them or don&#039;t they will not last much longer than 2 years.&nbsp; Whatever you do - only get the XRP series.&nbsp; The other ones are basically home owner crap grade (the tools, not the battery).&nbsp; What you do get is a better quality batter if you get the home owner line.&nbsp; + the xrp have magnesium shafts in the drill.&nbsp; But - I will add that they&#039;ve got a new chuck design ie. not the jacobsen designed 150yr old stle clamp.&nbsp; It looks like a robotic mandible shooting out and the chuck doesn&#039;t spin in your hand.&nbsp; Looks really cool, but the chuck doesn&#039;t grip as tight.I&#039;ve got a DC988-KA and this other new style perhaps a DC990 or 989.&nbsp; It&#039;s equally good, I just don&#039;t care for the chuck.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trimegatron, post: 3273785, member: 579437"] Dewalt is rock solid - batteries have been their low point for ever. This is nothing new. If you use them or don't they will not last much longer than 2 years. Whatever you do - only get the XRP series. The other ones are basically home owner crap grade (the tools, not the battery). What you do get is a better quality batter if you get the home owner line. + the xrp have magnesium shafts in the drill. But - I will add that they've got a new chuck design ie. not the jacobsen designed 150yr old stle clamp. It looks like a robotic mandible shooting out and the chuck doesn't spin in your hand. Looks really cool, but the chuck doesn't grip as tight. I've got a DC988-KA and this other new style perhaps a DC990 or 989. It's equally good, I just don't care for the chuck. [/QUOTE]

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