Black & Decker does have a premium line, it's called DeWalt

CODY CODY CODY READ THIS !!!!! You can turn off the noise on the makita charger. place the battery on the charger imediatly take it off the slider on the charger will change the sound if you depress it down each time you slide it down it changes the noise/song there are about five different noises/songs but the last is no sound at all! let me know if it works for you!

I have the B&D for 3 years and has yet to fail me. For $69 spent it does and has done everything I've asked of it.

I have both tools. I started with the B&D(paid $35 open box) when it first came out. I've driven many of screws with that B&D until I was able to afford the Makita. The B&D still runs as strong as it did the first day, but it will never be on the same level as a Makita. I fell in love with Makita with its size, balance in weight, and the amount of power & torque delivered. I've owned and used a lot of different brands and havent found one that works as well for me as the makita. Thats with all the makita tools across their line up i have found to be top notch. So of course putting a B&D up against a makita is unfair as one is for home use and the other is for pro use, and they are obviously manufactured & priced accordingly.

at 11:00 my mom burnt toast and i thought it was the drills lol

Cheapest ideas: Cheapest scissors Cheapest drill bits Cheapest screwdriver(s)/bit set Cheapest tool set (extra points for the pink one) Cheapest Dremel/Dremel knockoff Cheapest screw extractor Cheapest saw blade Cheapest safety glasses

From my experience, I think those "Christmas lights" mean it's not a brushless motor.

I’ve had that exact black and decker impact for years. Love that thing. Dropped it in water buckets and dried it out, thrown it. It got sprayed with brake clean then set on fire. Left outside Still works perfect to this day. Love that thing. Also that metal on the front is just plastic.

"What did we learn from this?" Friction tools get hot? Lol

Lmfao 11:49 we learned not to touch impact drivers after a tug of war

7:31 cat in the backround ; "whats he´s up to this time"

I have a B&D and use it all the time it's been very abused had it for at least 5yrs and it's held up great so I'll keep my $58 tool

I used that B&D to remodel my house. I was ignorant on impacts when I purchased it. It did a wonderful job. I had to have 2 batteries charging at a time. 1.5 years later when i was finished the remodel it still worked. It gave up the white ghost many times and it still works and is still my go to tool even with my dewalt dril and driver I got for my birthday sitting unused.

*Torque??* You mean *CHOOCH!*

The wood test was innacurate due too the first bolt putting strain on the wood, when the second screw is driven in the wood splits and reduced to torque needed to fully drive home the bolt. good test and lot to be said for the cheaper option.

I have a whole set of these Black & Decker tools (drill, impact driver, saw, etc.) and use them heavily in a city living situation. I would say they're solid for 1.5 - 2 years and then you'll start seeing a lot of failures and issues (if you use them heavily). For a regular home owner, you'll see more life out of them.

What did we learn: that impact drivers are hot after use

The 2 extra volts is pure marketing. Here in Europe they're just sold as 18V because that's what they are. They have 5 cells of 3.6V nominal, but when fully charged the peak voltage is about 4V, and that's what's quoted in your area.

I’ve had that same impact for 2-3 years now and it hasn’t failed me yet. I’ve built a chicken coop, tree house for the kids, and done countless stuff with it inside the house as well. It’s held up just fine.

He touches it and says oo that’s hot then asks what we learned from this I said don’t touch a hot drill😂😂

You can change the sound setting on the Mikita charger. Plug in the battery twice, really quick, and there are actually like 10 different sound settings. One of them is just silent. Took me a while to figure that one out!

The wood split while the Marita was driving in the lag, making it a bit easier on it to complete the drive. It was not quite a fair test. But i can say from experience, out of 9 B&D drills and impacts i have purchased, 6 of the motors went bad in under 1 year.

20v and 18v are no different. All 18v batteries are 20v out of load and 18 in load they’re both literally the exact same. The reason all Stanley black and decker tools say 20v is because another tool manufacturer owns the rights to 18v so anyone who puts 18v on their tools has to pay royalties to them. So the tools that say 18v are just telling you what the voltage is in load and the 20v tools are just what they are out of load, but they’re both 20v out of load and 18 in load. Also you’re seeing sparks in the black and decker because it is a brushed motor and that’s the brushes rubbing up against metal. The Makita is brushless so there is no metal to metal rubbing so no sparks. All brushed motors will create those sparks. Hope this helps.

8:47 The sparks inside is from new brushes. My Makita drill also had that in the beginning, it's normal and it means that the brushes don't have seamless contact with the commutator. The irregularities in the contact grind away after some usage.

Is it a skookum choocher?

"What did we learn from this?" When you're checking for hotspots use the back of your hand so you don't burn your palm

9:55 is what you came for

The noise from the chargers is a fan to keep your batteries cool, so they last much longer.

My dad has the old original black & decker drills. They used to be so tough back then

splits wood with black and decker: "oh, tests invalid, lets do it again" (okay) splits wood with makita: "makita wins! no need to try again"

It’s very helpful having a Tone play when the battery’s done, as you’re rarely working near the charger. That’s what I’ve found at least.

The noise from the makita charger is a cooling fan. That's a good thing. lol I'd like them to keep that particular feature

Cody, Ryobi is owned by the same company (Techtronic Industries) as Milwuakee, AvE also said that Rigid is made in there Techtronic's factories but I can't find anything on it.

You should test a cheap vs expensive CHAINSAW! :D

The Makita charger makes noise becouse it has a fan to cool the battery while it is charging and you can change the beep on the Makita charger.

Love the kitty in the background wondering what’s going on he’s come thru a few times and the noise doesn’t bother him one bit! Love my Makita drills never been disappointed

The Makita was able to drive the lag screw because it split the wood through the hole already screwed by the B&D.

I use the Makita impacts daily to put couplings on pipe every day at work. It’s a well made tool and tough. It takes falls from scissor and boom lifts, ladders and scaffold and gets back to work in almost every case. I don’t mind the singing charging stations, personally. Battery life is pretty good as well. It’s pricey, but you get your money’s worth out of it in my opinion

I've been running the Porter Cable 20vL outfit (first gen) (3 drills, c-saw, rec saw, a-grinder) for about 8 years and i couldn't be happier. Gives me everything i ask from them I'm a homeowner....not a contractor, however, I've put the sawzall/ rec-saw through literal hell and it still chuggin along like a champ

The block was already split when he screwed the second bolt giving and advantage to the Makita

Should have taken the Makita and finished driving the lag bolt that the Black and Decker stopped on.

I switched from drill to impact a few years ago, never went back. Even for drilling. I love my Milwaukee

Black and Decker is for DIYers who use the tool a few times a year for light use. The makita is for avid DIYers and pros. Totally different use cases.

"Well how about we just do this till one of them blows up" ..... Stops after 10 sec. "Wow this is really getting hot". WTF DUDE!!!

The noise from the makita chargers is the fan which is essential to cool the battery while it is being charged. The batteries charge at such a high temperature that cooling them down will make the life of them much longer

I'd like you to compare a cheapo with an expensive one. Then with the amount of money for the expensive one, how many cheapos (for the same money) it can destroy.

I love the imprecision of these reviews. No attempt to be high minded, just try a bunch of stuff.

I love my makita impact driver. I've taken lug nuts off with it. And it is just so useful

what did we learn today? dont touch hot impact drills

Dude, the makita charger has a fan in it to cool the battery while charging so it dosnt lose capacity, thats why its so noisy...

guys i wanna beg to differ. im in the UK, run a music/video studio and a small woodshop. i own the impact and hammer drill set from b and d...and they've never stalled never failed and i get a full mornings use out of the batteries..better still the batteries take less time to charge than to run down so i never get left with no juice. its all about horses for courses. i use these on my family's clinker build antique boats and converted steel horsebox food truck too.... i love them. each to their own ay! keep up the vids man. peace

For a beginner I am going to get the black and decker

@Wranglerstar The burning electronics smell is likely due to the brushed motor arcing and burning out, the Makita wouldn't have that smell since it is brushless, same reason as to why the B&D had lights on the inside. From the brushes arcing.

As a plumber my Milwaukee impact goes with me everywhere. Most used power tool.

I bought a small’ish Black & Decker lithium-ion drill once and the motor burnt out (let the smoke out) the first time I used it, I was drilling a screw into wood and it stalling and the motor fried. I returned it and bought a little DeWalt 12v combo kit with a nice little drill and small impact driver….. I still have it today, the batteries are still strong even being in my super hot/super cold garage. I use that impact driver for everything! Working on my car it will twist lug nuts off and I’ve mounted MANY flat screen TV’s with it putting lag bolts (with pilot holes) into studs. The last TV I mounted (huge 75’ screen) broke a brand new lag bolt in half when the bolt hit something hard as I was driving it in. Great little impact driver, VERY strong.

I have been using a used Black + Decker impact of the same model for over 2 years now 5 days a week removing about 20 screws a day, changing the battery about once a month. I have dropped it from 4 to 5 feet high to the ground 10 to 15 times and it is still going strong. I use 2.0 AH batteries on mine. I think it is money well spent. And yes Black + Decker and DeWalt are made by Stanley Black and Decker

I have to say, I'm a hitachi guy. All my hitachi tools have proved themselves time and time again. Love the test but I'm gonna stay with my favorite. This tends to be a ford, dodge or chevy argument :). Wise men and women on all sides of the conversation.

take it to pieces and compare the components, vs holding and saying heavy is better?

11:48 says it hot and keeps touching it lol

Also notice that the BLOCK SPLIT again when he put the lag screw in with the makita. He should have went back and tried the BnD after the makita went in that easily.

Skookum wah? Make er chooch eh! Welcome to the empire of dirt! AvE =D

‘A step above Hitachi.’ Did I hear that right?

I’d like to see a Milwaukee impact against a DeWalt since there’s such a big debate over them in the construction world.

I have had a Black & Decker drill for over 15 years and it still works. Decided to purchase a newer model last year and currently getting ready to buy a B & D impact driver..

Makita charger is louder cause it has a built in fan. To protect your battery from over heating. Very good quality for fast charging.

Volts aren't directly connected with power. It's actually volt and ampere multiplied (Watts) that determine how much energy the tool actually draws and then there is efficiency and the gear ratio. So often more volts mean more power but there is a lot more to it.

The Makita charger blows air through the battery as it's charging to keep the cells cool allowing it to charge at a higher amperage. The only brand to do this I think. It increases battery life and reliability. I have 2 batteries and use my tools hard. There's always a charged battery when I run one down.

in 2016 I bought the last two tool Porter - Cable 12 volt cordless drill and impact driver set at Lowe's here in Canada. They were no longer going to sell 12 volt Porter - Cable tools. I wanted just the drill because it had been highly rated in tests on a contractor's tool test website. I got both for a fantastic $ 100. I have never seen as good a deal. I had no idea what an impact driver was for, and so I sold it after much difficulty for $ 35. I wish I had kept it ! The drill is FANTASTIC ! Nice and compact with loads of torque and great speed. Great batter life, too. I read that for general household use 12 volts is enough. You don't need 18 or 20 volts. A contractor will, though. Now I am hearing that Stanley - Black & Decker who own DeWalt. Porter - Cable, and Black & Decker are going to discontinue the Porter - Cable line. They plan on merging it into their Craftsman power tool line which they bought when Sears went belly up. DeWalt is their premium "contractor" brand, Porter - Cable is their mid range line, and Black and Decker is their budget line. Thirty years ago Black and Decker corded drills, and Skills corded drills were good rugged tools. Today, not any longer. Skil I am not sure about but Black and Decker tools are JUNK !

10:30 How about next time you do the tool v tool test you paint a mark on the chuck so you can see which way it's turning?

have to say, first time i have ever seen or her of your videos. just kind of stumbled across them, but you actually do some valid, educational, informational, stuff.. Keep up the good work. I love them!!

Love the reviews, but damn, could your bias be any more obvious?

About 20 years ago I ran a Makita 18v cordless drill running 3½" screws all morning on a construction site. I had 4 batteries and as soon as I ran one dead I charged it and ran another one. The drill handle was too hot to hold comfortably and I actually overheated a battery or two. Never missed a beat and didn't fail me.

Black n decker does have a higher end line called dewalt

Lithium Ion Cells have about 3,7 Volts each. So if you put a couple together, you get about 18,5 Volts with 5 Cells in parallel. But, if fully charged, a Cell holds up to 4,2 Volts. And if you look closely, the cheap ones battery says "Max 20V". So they are clearly cheating here, they also use the 5 Cells but call it 20 Volts, due to them being 4,2 Volts each when fully charged (which would actually make 21 Volts). The Makita one with its 3 Ah propably has 10 Cells, 2 packs of 5 Cells (5 cells in parallel for the 18 Volts and 2 of these packs for doubling the Ampere hours to 3 Ah, instead of 1,5 Ah)

I have one of the black and decker drills that allows me to change the heads around from impact to reciprocal saw, to a routing tool, to a circular saw, and so on. Its a crazy little drill tool and all the attachments run around 39.99 a piece. The crazy part of it is, I have owned the drill for about 10 years, and the little guy is still running like the day I purchased it! Now I have numerous other professional tools, but this is a nice little set when I am in a pinch, and I will say without a doubt that black and decker has proved themselves to me with this little multi-use tool!

Your Makita is brush-less the black and Decker is brushed. that's why its weaker the battery is 20V but brushed motors aren't as efficient as brush-less.

Been watching AvE, have we?

Yes ryobi is a “lower end” brand but I’ve got a weed whacker and blower by them ad there pretty frikken durable and have some strength to them

this guy made a 15 min video and screwed one screw and tried it against each other faaacking hell dragging it out like mad

I have a Black and Decker Impact Driver and it's absolutely fantastic for dismantling e-waste( I do that for a full time job for E-Cycle Limited NZ). Great for screws a regular drill driver can't remove and for undoing bolts holding the Cathode Ray Tubes to the front frame of a CRT tv with a quarter inch socket adapter.

The noise from the makita chargers makes a lot of sense on a jobsite. if you have several workers there making all sorts of racket and need to charge several batteries, its nice to know when ones done charging and you can put on the next one.

Hey great videos but after watching a couple comparisons you have made mention of 18V vs. 20V. They are the same thing... just depends and where on the discharge curve you take the number. As far as I've seen as I've seen so far they all use 18650 Li-ion cells which have a rated voltage of 3.7V but can be as high as 4.2V fresh off the charger. Basically both use 5 cells in series in their packs and the larger packs parallel an additional 5 cells for the greater capacity and obvious size. So the difference 18V vs. 20V is just marketing.

Project farm: we will be using a 20 dumbbell attached to the top of the impact driver. Wrangler star: lets connect them to each other.

11:58 "what did we learn?" me: that drills get hot XD

LOL, I bought my Black+Decker impact driver (my first) on Thursday... Its 18v (Poland), and I tell you that was well money spent. Be aware B+D is now DIY guy tool... as Stanley Black&Decker makes (in my country) this type of "ladder" of power tools: DeWalt; Stanley; Black+Decker; P.S. DeWalt battery don't work with B+D (1 more pin) Stanley battery could work (I think) because they got two additional pins which you can remove...

"Well, what did we learn from this? Uhh............................" Send help. My sides.

Touches drill: OH THAT'S HOT TOO!! 😬 Asks "Well what did we learn from this?" 🤔 hmmm idk 😂😂

I love when the cat just shows up in the background of your videos

it all came down to the bigger battery of the Makita (3AH) VS the smaller B&D one (1.5AH). the amperage of a battery not only mean the time it last but also the more continues power it provides, while the voltage only gives the max speed of it.

Cat at 7min: "did you just say putting a 3" bolt into fur?"

I just got the Black+Decker withOUT the battery because I already have plenty of their batteries and I use the Black+Decker 20V 4.0 AH battery. I used it to drill a hole into the brick on the side of my house and it got the job done just FINE.. I would say for the DIY person, you can't beat the Black+Decker.... I have a whole line of their tools that use the same battery and I am very happy with their product line for this DIY person...

Love the "Snatch" reference. Boris "the Blade" Boris "The Bullet Dodger"

The noise when charging is a fan too help cool down while charging to prolong the life if the battery

Test a cheap cordless circular saw

If you use any tool only the way it was intended and look after it, it will usually last as long as possible. You should always pre-drill for large screws and you would never put two tools face to face like that. A better test would have been to do a durability and longevity test making a larger task with repeat actions and then evaluating the handling, power drop-off curve and amount of work done on a single charge. That would be useful for those of us on a budget to understand the difference between a budget consumer tool and a professional grade tool. Most DIY users could no doubt manage just fine with a Black & Decker, while a proffesional would value the durability and longer work time of the Makita.

Ryobi makes some pretty good stuff. It's definitely way better than black and decker. You should definitely check them out, I've had one for 7 years, and have used it at least once a week and used it remodelings dozen or so houses, and it's still going strong. Still using the same batteries too.

I see a KITTY in the background.

You can tell Cody is an experienced gun owner cause even using impact drivers he keeps the finger OFF the trigger at all times. Lol.

Check out the B&D matrix. It has a ton of different attachments you can swap out the impact head with saws, sanders, airpumps etc.