Makita 8444DWDE 1/2-Inch, Best on the market
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Best on the market
The makita 18 volt hammer drill is the best drill you can buy. I am an electrical contractor and have bought many of the yellow ones and the red ones but after using them every working day for 8 years we have our opinions. The battrey life is twice as long. It has more power. It is constucted better than the others and when its operating it doesn’t feel like its going to fall apart. Makita started the cordless craze and their batteries used to last 7 years and cost only $30 Now some batteries last 2 years and cost $80 to replace! One test is worth a thousand expert opinions so go for it. Sid Sutherland, Sutherland Electric,Brush Prairie, WA
Update (5/17/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen.
The featured review for this product, Makita 8444DWDE 1/2-Inch 18-Volt NiMH Cordless Hammer Drill/Driver Kit Tools & Hardware, was written by Sid Sutherland.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Tags: 18 volt, battery life, cordless drills, hammer drills, makita 18v battery nimh, makita cordless drill
Posted on: March 26, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (3)
Sid Sutherland
February 18th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Best on the market
Rated 5 stars.
Robert Monk
March 9th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Battery failure.
My drill had high initial quality, but the batteries died in less than a year of LIGHT use. Light, but not so light that under-use should have caused them any damage. For example, I have used a Dewalt drill that remains strong even after spending most of its life sitting in the bottom of my van for 6 months at a time, unused. Both my Makita batteries are worthless, and I used the drill maybe a couple times a month, for short-duty jobs, during its first year.
Unfortunately, I didn’t realize the problem is defective batteries until after the warranty period was over. I’m going to see what Makita will do for me, and I will change this review to favorable if I get results.
Peter Croft
September 15th, 2010 at 6:06 am
For my 8444DWDE I had both batteries fail within the warranty period which were replaced free of charge.
I had a gearbox fail which was also replaced under warranty.
I then had a gearbox fail a second time and again was replaced under warranty.
I have now had the gearbox fail again (out of warranty) and have now found that Makita cannot supply a replacement gearbox.
SHAME ON MAKITA>
Apparenty Makita knew about all the issues but didn’t offer much to the consumers. This drill spends too much time getting repaired.
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