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Good masonry bits will make up for a lot of shortcomings. I thought it was my shitty old Bosch green drill that wasn't going through some tough bricks so bought the Titan SDS+. Then bought decent bits and the Bosch was able to make the holes it couldn't before.
Is it Milwaukee Fuel you're looking at? Non-Fuel is very likely still going to be fine.
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No, it's not the Fuel range. From what I've read and watched they're way overkill for a keen amateur like me, and also way more expensive. I think the set I'm looking at is the level down. It's still brushless, 18v, and is compatible with all the same batteries: https://www.toolstation.com/milwaukee-m18cblpp2f-302x-18v-compact-brushless-combi-and-impact-driver-twin-kit/p74151
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Yeah, current cordless drill is not a modern brushless thing. It does not have a hammer mode, and the battery capacity is relatively small, which may also be part of the problem? I bought it in 2017 when we had just taken out a mortgage on a new build flat, so nothing other than plasterboard needed drilling. I believe it's an older version of this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Decker-BCD001C1-GB-Lithium-ion-Driver-Battery/dp/B07NMLY5HR/ These days I live in a 200 year old house, so the bricks are hard and brittle as hell, and the mortar is softer than French cheese. I'm using decent bits - bosch professional. Better bits has helped, but it's still painfully slow.
I have decided to get myself an impact driver, but after looking around, had realised that with some deals currently on at toolstation, I could get the M18CBLPP2F set of combi drill and impact driver for £200 with 2x 3Ah batteries, or £260 with 2x 5Ah, which is not much more than just the impact driver and a battery.
@stevo_com makes a valid point about https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb653sds-5-9kg-electric-sds-plus-drill-230-240v/6846h available for only an extra 20 quid, and I know that's pretty well reviewed.
So my thinking is just get the Milwaukee set, and go for the 5Ah batteries. And then if I have a valid use case for an SDS in the future that the Milwaukee drill can't cover, I buy the Titan corded SDS.
Anyone think that would be making a mistake? Or anyone think I should save 60 quid and get 2x 3Ah batteries?