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after the warranty ran out of course. motor burned out after just one year.
For some jobs I do, like installing many pieces of cabinet hardware, or pulling down countertops to cabinets this tool is perfect, especially with the bright little light (which you can use as just a flashlight with partial trigger pressure). This tool of necessity has a low speed for higher torque trade off, so if you need to drive a lot of big screws fast, or drill a lot of holes fast, use your bigger drivers, this is your putter. If you doubt that Bosch has created a whole new tool category, notice the imitators lining up to knock off this well designed tool, with Milwaukee and Hitachi coming out with similar "sub-compacts." This tool is obviously not suitable for every job you could do with a cordless drill/driver, but for a power tool you hardly know you are carrying, it excels at many light drilling/driving tasks. It would not do as your only cordless drill/driver, nor do I think Bosch intended it to fill that role.
It had long run-time and plenty of power. I will say that I had to replace my first one because I got it wet too many times and it gave out on me.
The upside is that I now have 4 batteries total, I can go weeks at a time without having to charge. Its not a big deal because when you use tools professionaly you do have to replace them because of wear and tear and sometimes just plain misuse.
I purchased this driver when it first hit the market. I am an appliance servicer and at the end of the day this tool is a hand-saver.
I recommend this tool to everyone. I loved it from the start.
I use it all day, every day on all types of screws and to drill the occasional hole.
Fits in the hand well, very comfortable to use for a long time, plenty of power for driving screws and light-duty drilling. The size and weight offer great control and balance.
Impossible to run out of power. The quick recharge is great.
Received the Pocket Driver as a Christmas gift this year. I had to use my 20V cordless drill to drill the holes, but the Pocket Driver drove the 2" screws just fine.
I will definitely purchase more Bosch tools in the future. I was looking for a compact unit with enough power to do real work, and this tool fits my needs perfectly.
I just finished hanging some pegboard in my basement.
For that, I give it a five.But - what was Bosch thinking when they abandoned the 10.8 volt batteries for 12 volts. One-handed sawzall. I use it all the time for a huge variety of drilling and driving tasks.
But I won't buy more Bosch because they've gone out of their way to obsolete my 10.8 volt batteries. I did all the conduit for my basement on one charge. I just bought a 12 volt Milwaukee Hackzall and it's awesome.
This is an awesome tool. I want more. When the time comes to get the impact driver, it'll be Milwaukee, not Bosch, because all of Milwaukee's small Li-Ion tools are 12 volt.
It's my go-to tool for the honey-do list, electrical work, general woodworking screw driving, whatever. I'm sold on these small Li-Ion battery tools because they have decent power with reasonable battery life and they're easy to carry around.
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