From: "Neil Williams" 
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Cordless Drill: Dual Speed range?
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 19:57:09 -0700

"MIchael Jasper"  wrote in message
news:ed5f931a.0307220726.6044388d@posting.google.com...
> Hi-
>
> I am looking at a cordless Firestorm Drill - either the 12 or 14.4 V
> models. (Yes, I'm aware of concerns about B&D reliability, but this
> will be for light household project use (eg putting together a
> sandbox)- probably once or twice/month - and the B&D factory store is
> very convenient for me, whereas taking any other brand in for repair
> would be very inconvenient).  Also replacement batteries for B&D
> models seem much more reasonable than other brands.

I'd get the Dewalt 9.6v over either of the two drills you mentioned.

--Neil