Item : B00009OYF6 Customer Reviews Makita 6217DWDE Purchase by .. Brian R. Rude (Royal Center, Indiana) I'm pleased with this drill. I bought one seven years ago, and have used it for remodeling projects as well as odds and ends from decking to installing steps on trees for bowhunting. When one battery failed on me, I started shopping, and noted that one person bought more than one kit since the bulk of the cost is for the batteries. It's nice having two drills for a job so I don't have to switch bits and drills. Product was here on time and undamaged. I'm pleased. I've always likee Makita ttols by .. D. H. Smith (Georgia) This is a nice drill kit and the drill works fine; I have always liked the Makita tools I bought. But I really bought the kit for the batteries and new charger. The batteries on my 6 year old Makita impact-driver finally died and the economics of replacement batteries is absurd. It only cost nine dollars more to buy the kit with a new drill than to buy just two new batteries alone - and you really need two at a time. Makita, DeWalt, Amazon, anybody - are you listening? Cheper than buying new batteries by .. Mike Korgan (Portland, Oregon) Purchased the whole drill with 2 batteries, charger, case for just a little more than I could buy 2 batteries for my old Makita. These batteries work in my old drill so now I have 2 drills, two chargers, two batteries. What a deal! Good Solid Drill by .. Meenakshi Gyawali (Manchester, NH USA) After going through two Ryobi drills it was finally time for to get something different. I love this drill. It's light enough for me to handle but with enough power for me to be able to accomplish most of the projects around the house. perfect for an apartment by .. Miss Katri (Portland, OR) The small size is perfect for hard-to-reach areas and the motor delivers enough torque to meet the demands of any task around my apartment, like hanging shelves and installing wall anchors. I almost purchased a bigger drill driver but as I won't be building a deck or a treehouse, this model is certain to meet my needs for a long time. I've used Makita products before and have always been satisfied with the design.