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@TheBrick(Tommy)
Boch stuff is good quality DIY level stuff IME, for three or four times a year it will be fine. Makita is excellent as suggested by rive gauche and professional quality, and hence professional price!
Just listen to your drill, if it's getting hot, the motor or the bit, stop or you will burn out the motor or soften the bit depending on which is hot. Use oil on the bit when drilling metal, regularly pull the drill out of wood to clear swarf when drilling wood, don't just push all the way though a thick peace, these type of things will all reduce the load on the drill and help keep the strain on the drill lower. Use of good quality bits is more important for an occasional use drill.