Well I bought a cheaper craftsman cordless drill last year,and served its purpose most of the time,But something happened to the battery where it wont take a charge,The cost of a new battery is not worth it to me as I didnt really like the drill anyway.

So I looked around and found a Ryobi drill/driver/hammer Drill with 2 batteries for $100. I bought it,got it home and tried to just screw in some standar 1-1/4" screws into my workbench on the driver settings and it would Not countersink them,even at the setting with the most torque,the clutch would engage and that was it. Seem to have a bit more torque it I would switch to the drill setting but at that point I figure whats the point of the different settings,So I returned it.

So I guess in my case I got what I paid for,So Im looking again. This wont be a daily use tool,Just stuff around the house. But im willing to go a bit more,im gonna say $200 is about my limit for a nice performing drill/driver. I dont really need a hammer drill as I dont drill enough in concrete but would be nice to have if I did. I seen a nice makita drill with hammer/drill/drive for about $180,but I see some in the Milwauakee line with Brushless motors for a tad more,as well as some dewalts and rigids. Brushless worth the little extra money?

Let me know what you think is good or what you used? Thanks!