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I have found that my impact driver with a good bit on the end will take out stripped screw that other drills big name drills with bits could not!! It's how the impact driver works, compared to a drill. There really is very little comparison.
As several people have said get an impact driver that matches the batteries that you already have. If you don't have any batteries, or don't care I would suggest the Ridgid. With it's Lifetime Warranty, including the batteries, I don't see how you can go wrong. I have the 18V one, thinking about getting a 14.4V also. My brother has a 14.4 B&D, he can drive screws thru wood with no trouble, break heads off of bolts etc. I don't think the B&D is better, I just think the 14.4V is plenty, and probably lighter.
Someone asked about battery life. I think, have not actually done a comparison, the battery life on the Impact Driver seems to get me further. I think it's the way the impact driver works, compared to a drill.
As for comparing them, I think there are differences, but both have there advantages in different situations. I would compare it to a NASCAR car and your family auto. If I was racing I would want the NASCAR car, the family car would get lapped so fast it wouldn't even be funny. If I was taking grandma to the grocery store I would want the family car (can you picture trying to get grandma thru the window
), once in side where would she sit, were do you put the groceries. Driving 20 miles down the road to work, both will get me there.
As several people have said get an impact driver that matches the batteries that you already have. If you don't have any batteries, or don't care I would suggest the Ridgid. With it's Lifetime Warranty, including the batteries, I don't see how you can go wrong. I have the 18V one, thinking about getting a 14.4V also. My brother has a 14.4 B&D, he can drive screws thru wood with no trouble, break heads off of bolts etc. I don't think the B&D is better, I just think the 14.4V is plenty, and probably lighter.
Someone asked about battery life. I think, have not actually done a comparison, the battery life on the Impact Driver seems to get me further. I think it's the way the impact driver works, compared to a drill.
As for comparing them, I think there are differences, but both have there advantages in different situations. I would compare it to a NASCAR car and your family auto. If I was racing I would want the NASCAR car, the family car would get lapped so fast it wouldn't even be funny. If I was taking grandma to the grocery store I would want the family car (can you picture trying to get grandma thru the window
), once in side where would she sit, were do you put the groceries. Driving 20 miles down the road to work, both will get me there.
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