www.protoolreviews.com: The Metabo HPT WH18DBFL2 cordless impact driver looks tempting with its $99 kit price. We wanted to know if it’s something serious Pros should consider so we ran it through a series of tests. What we found might just change what you should expect from a budget-friendly impact driver.
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As I have written about before, I am all here for some budget-friendly tools that hold up in their category. While I have never even heard of hpt brand tools, they seem to be making fairly standard tools with a standard range of features. Overall, I do not think that owning these types of tools is a bad thing, I think it gets difficult to own a range of brands of tools because of battery compatibility and charging. I am curious to see what other tools HPT has in their lineup and how they compare to their impact driver in terms of features and functionality. While I am not rushing out to buy this impact driver, I definitely think if I saw it on the shelf and needed an impact driver quickly for a project, I would consider buying it on a whim. You get what you pay for in life, and sometimes you just do not need the highest end tools to get a job done.
I don’t know how I feel about this tool not necessarily because I don’t like the idea of a bargain tool but because I have used and loved the old line of Metabo impact drivers. This new joint venture with Hitachi creating Metabo HTP will certainly change the product what the companies put out in terms of product I just get worried when companies shift to a bargain mindset. I don’t like to see when historically great tool manufactures look to move into the budget market because too often I find this means they are cutting the quality of their product. I also personally think that this bargain market is one that is already full with enough products. Buy once, cry once has always been how I’ve approached tool purchasing since I’ve considered the life of my tools. I think if your just an at home diyer or just starting sure buy cheap. But beyond that I really do believe you should buy the best you can because it will do you better in the not so far future.
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