This driver is amazing. I am a contractor in Delaware and have used many types of drills and drivers. I have been using a 18v bosch drill for about 2 years and love it. I bought the bosch b/c I use almost all bosch tools now and am very pleased with both their performance and with the customer service. With this drill driving lag bolts and heavy fasteners has always been a chore. The torque on the 18v drill requires you to really have a good grip on the tool when driving lags. With this 12v driver you can drive lags alll day one-handed. Almost none of the torque is transferred to your wrist and it drives 1/4 by 3in lags into 2by4 in 2sec with no effort on my part. The only downside to this is the level of noise (hammer mechinism is loud by its nature), but if you are working for a prolonged period on a job site you should have some type of hearing protection anyway. This tool is the best thing to hit the market since the cordless drill.

As an HVAC professional, I have to say that this is the best cordless tool I have ever owned. I spend a lot of my day driving sheet metal, sheetrock, and other screws and bolts. This impactor is light, strong, batteries have great lasting power, and it's compact. Used it for just under a year without issues or degradation in performance, and I can assure you that I and my coworkers have not babied it. This thing takes abuse, dropping, dirt, rain, whatever - it rules.

I use this little guy almost every day. From building and installing cabinets, to hanging sheet rock, driving deck screws... you name it. It never quits. I went with the 12v to save weight (carrying around an 18v all day gets heavy after lunch time) and I was a little worried about the batteries keeping up, but the charger only takes one hour to fully charge. I have NEVER had any down time while waiting for a battery. I've used the makita and dewalt impact drivers as well and I'll take this one any day. They are also good drivers, but the Bosch just has a really comfortable feel (if that makes sense). The belt clip eliminates the need for a holster on your rig and works great for hanging on ladder rungs as well.

This impact driver does everything my 12v Makita did at a fraction of the cost. It feels nice and substantial, not cheap by anymeans. you would think for the money that it would. My only gripe is the battery life. It is aweful!! The 2.6ah NiMh in the Makita would run forever, this one goes limp embarassingly fast on the jobsite. 2.0ah NiCd is sad. Other than that it is highly recommended. Nothing at Home Depot can touch this in the $129 range.

I am a custom home audio/video installer in Washington state. As part of my job I mount things like movie projectors and screens, plasma and LCD TVs, speakers, etc. to walls and ceilings. I have used many tools for driving lags/screws (many standard drill/drivers, Makita 14.4v impact, DeWalt ??v impact), and nothing comes close to the Bosch 12v impact driver. It hits harder than any of the 14+v impacts I have used. The one down side is you have to get used to how tough this little guy is, or you'll break screws (and even lags!) if you tighten them too much.
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br /Battery life is great (recharge time is a little long). All metal gear housing and flexible chasis allow it to take a beating (I've dropped mine off of several six and eight foot ladders and it has never had a problem).
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i've worked with the 18v dewalt and a 14.4 makita and this 12v bosch is more powerful that both, the makita's battery outlasted the bosch but the bosch is more compareable to the 18v dewalts battery life, belt clip and led light are good ideas too. would buy it again in a heartbeat, maybe the 14.4 next time...

I got this for my husband after he told me he would like to have one but that most models were too expensive and the batteries and chargers weren't included. A search on Amazon came up with this one. It was inexpensive AND had the batteries (2!) and charger included. He has used it several times and loves it!

I compared the bosch impact drivers to the makita (my final 2 brand choices) and went the bosch because 1) I already had a number of bosch cordless tools so I was sold on their performance (I am a contractor not a hobbies) and 2) I have some 12v batteries for light duty drills to use as spares. and 3) I purchased the drill new on ebay for about 65% of the price on Amazon. I have had no problems with this tool after driving 2000+ screws including 4 inch lags. Battery run time may not be the same as the makita 12v or bosch/makita 14v tools but with the Bosch rapid charger and 4 batteries this is not a problem. If you are use this tool heavily and have only 2 batteries and the 1 hour charger you might get bogged down. If $ was not an issue I would have gone for the 14v but looking at the tool from a cost/power perspective I know I purchased the right tool.