Tools, Sharpening and Power Machinery - cordless drills

I am a renovater by trade and am in the market for a 12volt cordless drill my choices have been narrowed down to DeWalt or Rigid. I am leaning towards the rigid(R82001 Model) it has a 3 year warranty on battery and mechanical where as DeWalt is 1 year on battery and 3 year on mechanical. Does anybody have any comments on either cordless drill. I have never owned a Rigid brand tool before. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

Luca

Ridgid is made by Ryobi.

If you are using the drill to install screws, then consider an impact driver. Nothing is better.

I bought a cordless drill earlier this year. I looked at DeWalt, Rigid, Milwaukee and Porter-Cable. I bought the DeWalt (and still love it) because it was the one I liked the best. All of these are good products. You're going to be using it a lot, so buy the one you think you will enjoy using the most.

over the years I have been thru them all had 3 makitas, 2 milwauke's, and a dewalt

they all seemed to last me two to three years

I bought a ryobi 14volt and it lasted 6 years

just bought another ryobi two year warrnaty includes the battery

when I bought my ryobi last year rigid was offering a lifetime warranty that included batterys but they where also twice the price

I have a Ryobi as well, only a year old. (18V) But as with most tools, it has to feel good in your hands to be worth it, IMO.
Nothing worse that a cumbersome or awkward tool to deal with!

At work I used to drill and tap a lot of cast iron. We had Milwakee and Dewalt both in 12v and 18v. The 18v Dewalt was the best, hands down. These had 1/2" chucks.

At home I have a 12v Dewalt and 9.6v Makita. The Dewalt's in 12v with 3/8 chuck seem to be having a lot of clutch problems, mine included. The little Makita is almost 8 yrs old and one of the original batteries won't take a charge very well but the other one is still going strong.

Good luck on your choice of tools.

I'm a mere home DIY guy, and I can't imagine life without 18V DeWalt tools. The drill/driver is really good, though my chuck got "rough" not too long after I bought it. Still works fine, but doesn't spin freely when loose like it did when it was new. I've drilled through 5000psi concrete with the hammerdrill setting without any trouble. I have one of the sets with 4 tools, 2 batteries, and use them all quite frequently.
A good question to ask a reviewer is "If you lost this tool today, what would you do". My answer is buy another one ASAP.