Makita DHP482RM1J Combi 18v 4Ah Black & White Drill Cordless LXT Li-ion

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Where did you buy it? Big box stores like Screwfix get Makita to make them a batch of drills to a price so they can sell them cheaper. To keep the cost low Makita might use lighter duty components inside, giving a lower spec drill! Often if you google the model number on a Screwfix drill you'll discover that its only available from the Kingfisher group stores. The model number often has an extra letter or 2 added at the end to distinguish it.

The cheaper offerings are cheaper for a reason, Makita are still worth the money IMO, their spares can be cheaper than other makes too. I've only seen the 2 cheapest models made in white, I have them both in green. I spoke with Wayne H. the communications manager for Makita and asked him what the differences were between the white and teal 18v models. His response was that Makita makes only heavy duty tools and the white models were their “compact” models with compactness and lightweight in mind. The rest of my Makita gear is blue bodied and other than being newer and therefore brushless seems of similar good quality.

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White Makitas are good tools (especially compared to most), but you can only call them the lower end of the Makita spectrum since they make a lot of tools also and make some really heavy duty versions. I don't know about Canada, but in the US the full line of Makita tools also includes teal tools that are identical to the white ones but just come with larger batteries. The teal versions of the white ones have the same exact tool specs, just different batteries. This means that they are in essence the same model or variant of the same model. They even spec out the same, regardless of color scheme, the XFD01 drill has the same torque, rpm numbers, and even the same features. The same goes with the XDT04 impact driver.

I have a white drill and it has the exact same model number (except one letter which presumably denotes it’s colour) as the turquoise equivalent. It was exactly the same price too (body only). I seem to remember reading somewhere that if bought as a kit, the white stuff came with smaller batteries as it was supposed to be “compact”. These larger capacity batteries are roughly twice the physical size and are also offer twice the runtime than compact 1.5 ah batteries (longer runtime if they are 4.0 and 5.0 ah) (fact: different battery form factor and capacity). communications working together to deliver unmatched power, speed, and run time. 18V LXT have solutions for every trade, with tools like Bandsaws, rebar cutters and When your livelihood depends on having a top quality power drill, the brand you can count on to deliver is Makita. Makita has a solid reputation for manufacturing drills that are reliable, versatile and durable. This company produces a good range of models so you are sure to find the one among the Makita drill drivers that best fits your needs. Compact depending on how you look at it as the size and capacity of the battery does nothing to shorten the length.So, the size of the battery can be equated to the size of the gas tank, as in how long it will last. It shouldn't have any effect on the amount of power coming out of it until it's nearly empty. Take any battery off when it's feeling the strain and replace it with a freshly charged one and you notice the difference. If you swap a fully charged 1.5 and a 5.0 though, they should draw exactly the same when fully charged.

Length is usually the determining factor for compact tools but the compact battery does shorten the tools overall height when used with the compact battery. EDIT & Disclosure: This article is discussing the differences in color of Makita 18V Power Tools here in the USA. What is discussed here is specific to the North American variants of these Makita power tools. I understand that in other parts of the world Makita offers an assortment of colors for their power tools. And there has also corded tools that comes in white color like hammerdrill HR2470 alsol made for makita’s anniversary even has white anglegrinder!”Extreme protection technology (XPT) offers maximum protection against dust, debris and liquids for optimal performance in extreme conditions Supplied in white, with 1x 18v 5.0Ah Battery, DC18RC Fast Charger & Makpac Connector Case Type 2 with Inlay. The Makita DHP482WZ 18V LXT Combi Drill from ITS is a powerful and useful ‘all-rounder’ power tool for use at home and on jobs.