Bosch Home and Garden Cordless Combi Drill PSB 1800 LI-2 (2 x 18 volt batteries, 20 torque settings, drill and impact function, in carrying case)

Product Information

The combi Bosch 1800 drill is featured with lithium-ion battery technology. The drilling machine can drive hard to harder objects up to 10mm in diameter seamlessly.

I would highly recommend it for the extremely good price compared to retail stores. No faults with the last one for over 9 years so you can expect this to be the exact same reliable all round purpose go to drill. 10/10 Seems identical just tiniest bit lighter smaller with the exact same feel as the original. So over all more compact with the positives of being that slightly more lightweight portable drill for all round work and home purpose. And I believe it will compare identical in use though the specification for example 38 NM of torque to it's predecessor of 48 NM Torque with extremely small difference in revolution speed of 400-1350 and previously was 400-1650 min-1 please see pictures.It also provides another advantage of in-built LED lights. This LED helps to lighten up the surface you are working on. We have reviewed combi drills from Makita, Bosch, DeWalt and many more. We wouldn’t say that the Bosch PSB 1800 is the best drill we have ever reviewed.

The Bosch PSB 1800 LI-2 runs on a Bosch 18v PowerForAll lithium-ion battery, meaning it shares battery compatibility not only with other Bosch 18v Home & Garden (Green) cordless tools, but also with other tools from other manufacturers who have recently become part of the Power For All 18v Alliance, including Gardena, Wagner and Rapid. It helps both screw and unscrew operation effortlessly. Being lightweight is one of the advantageous features which makes the drill more handy. It’s great that Bosch have included a charge level indicator on the base of this drill. It takes the guesswork out of knowing how much juice is left. It’s something that Ryobi could take on board. Right in front of the indicator is the LED work light. It’s reasonably powerful but turns off as soon as you let go of the trigger. You can, just about, run the light without turning the drill on as well, which is nice. These clever Power for All batteries can push the business end of the drill to a maximum drilling speed of 1,350 rpm. It’s not class-leading but it’s fast enough for most jobs. In hammer mode, you get a maximum of 20,250 bpm, which is the slowest of all the combi drills I’ve tested and reviewed. The 38 Newton metres of torque it puts out isn’t beating any of the bigger name brands on the list either.

Before buying the Bosch PSB 1800 LI-2

The battery only needs 1 hour to make a full charge. This garden tool only needs a voltage of 18 volt for its charging. The Syneon Chip takes care of the vital operation. The overall feeling I got from this cordless drill is that it’s all a bit underwhelming. The design is unremarkable, and the grip isn’t the best. There are a couple of little features like the direction indicator that look good but don’t add to the performance. The drill isn’t very responsive, and the uninspiring drilling speed makes for slow work. This combi-drill performs superiorly in drilling and screwing. It is in-built with a two-speed gearbox to provide you with high speed and torque effortlessly.

One of the benefits of this drill is its integrated LED light. The light provides the optimum illumination while working even in dark areas. The PSB 1800 LI-2 lithium-ion two-speed combi from Bosch is suitable for drilling in wood (3 cm diameter), metal (1 cm diameter) and masonry (1 cm diameter) and can also be used as a screwdriver on these materials. It is conveniently cordless and always ready to use thanks to the lithium-ion technology and a 60 minute battery life. As the appliance is compact and weighs a light 1.3 kg, it is comfortable to use and won't cause your arm to ache after a few minutes. The softgrip also plays a part in making sure the drill is convenient to use.

How I Tested The Bosch PSB 1800 LI-2 Cordless Combi Drill

This drill still proves to be one of Bosch’s best entry level combi drills, but Bosch has also released the Universal Impact Driver, which on first glance sounds like an impact driver. In fact it is more of a hammer drill but with impact driver features on the side. If you are after a dedicated impact driver there are certainly better offerings, but this might set to be a likely replacement for the Bosch PSB 1800 a few years down the road.