Hitachi DS14DSFL 14.4-Volts Lithium-Ion 1.5 Amp Cordless Drill Driver (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

I looked at numerous drills and reviews before settling on this one. It was a great decision. I love this drill. It is perfect for the average homeowner projects. My former drill had a long chuck. This one is short, so the over-all length of the drill body and chuck is a nice size. The balance feels good in my hand. There is plenty of power for drilling wood; I have not had to drill through metal. The speed control is excellent and is finely controlled. The battery charge lasted what I thought was a long time.I didn't want to pay this much for a drill, but this is high quality. The light is bright and can tilt slightly down to straight up. The charging unit is smaller that what I previously had, so I'm pleased with that. This drill and light come with 2 batteries. Watch out when buying a drill because some come with only 1 battery. Then what do you do when the battery runs out of power? With this drill kit you have another battery. The Lithium Ion battery is nice, and won't have a reduced charge because of not fully discharging between charges. I'm very pleased with the combination of items, materials, and features for the price.

My husband loves this drill. We have purchased them every couple of years. In Nov of 2013 we purchased a set. The set came with one good battery and one dead one. No problem Amazon exchanged it. This January neither battery would hold a charge so we purchased another set.Then I read two year warranty on li-ion battery. So I went to the authorized Hitachi dealer who said "these are discontinued" Where did you get them. I said Amazon. He said they have been discontinued for a long time. He ordered two batteries. they came in-package covered with dust. Neither one worked. The batteries are no longer available. BEWARE

I have had the drill for a couple of months, only used it on minor projects. Seems to have plenty of power, I really like the weight and balance. It fits well in my hand and I can get a firm grip on it with out having to strain my hands. Holds the charge well in between projects. My old drill was always dead when I would get a spur of the moment ambition to finish something. This one is ready when I am! I am going to see if they have a small saw that uses the same battery.

I ordered this item on Sunday, next-day-air, for a birthday on Tuesday. It arrived on Tuesday, but one of the batteries was dead (would not light the charger light). There was no return documentation in the box from AudioVideoDirect. I e-mailed Hitachi and got no response. The only recourse I could find on Amazon was to send the entire package back for a refund (repack and drive to the UPS store). I opted to buy a spare battery for $40 rather than be without a drill for three weeks. The flashlight has an incandescent filament (old-style) bulb. It puts out a wide pool of yellow light. I can't imagine it will last long on a single charge, and it takes up half of the storage case. If I can buy an LED flashlight for $10, couldn't they use an LED bulb in a $100 drill kit? I bought this drill after reading a consumer website report. So far the drill works fine, but the buying experience makes me wish I had gone to the local hardware store.

Surprised by the superior quality of this very affordable alternative to Dewalt. Lightweight. Comfortable in the hand. Powerful. Rubbery grip. Includes two batteries, drill, flash light and carry case. Love it.

I did not realize that the drill had an old style chuck which is a pain in the old kazoo. I already had another Hitachi drill and had assumed it was the same as the model I had with the new styled chuck, and had set it aside for future use before I looked at it closely. I look closer at the specs next time so it won't be so easy for Amazon to put one over on me. I will probably sell the drill I purchased at a garage sale.

Finally got tired of borrowing other people's drills for home projects or delaying on projects because I didn't have a drill handy. After doing some research on Consumer Reports, this drill came up as a highly rated item and once purchased I can see why.Compact, easy to use and intuitive with a battery life that is very respectable. One reason for not giving a 5 star rating is because of the light. Due to the somewhat dated and dull light, the size of the drill case doubles, meaning storage is a little bit more cumbersome.

I previously owned Hitachi 14.4 Volts with NiCad battery. I had it for 8-10 years and it finally started to smoke. I used it for home repairs. I own 4-unit rental property and I use it a lot with repair projects. Compared to the old, obviously this is a lot better battery and I can tell that feels more powerful. I did not compare the specs. I thought that the drill will be a little smaller than the old unit, but it's not. There is a smaller version available, but it is more expensive. I decided that this is good enough.One of the reviews talked about the case that comes with the drill, and this is the only thing that I hate about this kit. It's way too big then it needs to be. The are using it for different products, so they standardized on one case fits all. I wish they did not.