I am about to get this Drill combo, should I?

i prefer orange over teal. that's nearly what i based my decision on... aside from rigid's battery warranty.

I bought a 20v Lithium Ion brushless Porter Cable set from Lowes after Christmas. The batteries last forever. Still going on the first charge and I use them most weekends for small projects. They're "on sale" most of the time. I think I paid $130.

I have the Makita Rotary drill and that thing is a machine. It drills easily in hard concrete and Jack hammers the hardest ceramic/thinset that has bonded to the concrete.

I bought a 20V DeWalt drill about a year and a half ago. My FIL bought a 18V Makita set shortly after that. Using them side by side building a duck blind last fall the Makita out ran and out powered the DeWalt by far. I now have a full Makita set and haven't looked back.

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For what you describe though, this Porter-Cable 20V Drill Combo Set ($131 after using code TRIPLE15) will more than adequately do the job and costs a lot less.

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great recs all, thank you.

That set is an absolutely awesome package. We have 3 here at work and run them all 40+ hours a week. They get used and abused and just keep on going. That said, do you need that kind of a combo for what you're going to use it for? I have a Bosch 18V combo package I bought for home use and it does everything I need it to and more, for $100 less than what I paid for the Makita sets.

It does make a big difference between brushless and standard products. Brushless will way out perform

you guys are embarrassments walking around with 45qt coolers costing more than your drill sets.

I have a makita impact drill, sawzall and circular saw. They are great. The rest I have is rigid and ryobi (just a drill). I'm slowly replacing my tools with makita. Nothing against the other companies I just really like makita. I have a couple of batteries so now I'm just buying tool only makita stuff.

That looks like a great setup. Can't really go wrong with any of the top manufactures now a days.

Side note: I love that on the link you provided, all the "with free..." options are $138-$159 higher in price with the only difference being the "free" gift. AND the bluetooth radio is the most expensive option.

I have been looking into new power tool combos lately. It aggravates me that all of them come with 4-6 tools I am wanting or needing, but also crap I don't want like the radio or flashlights. I wish one of these manufactures would offer a combo kit without them. I don't want to pay for them if I will never use them. And they are really a stand alone item for those that do want them. I'm not saying the radio is cool or possibly useful, just that I don't need it adding extra price for me not wanting it.

I even priced out buying all the bare tools and batteries separate to a tune of $120 savings and the same exact price if I bought an extra pack of high-cap batteries. BUT then I wouldn't get that handy dandy carry bag. Oh well, fire up the tunes and turn on the spot light.

/rant

TL:DR, it can sometimes be cheaper to part the set together if you are going over the 2-tool basic combos.