Strengths: high strength, very light weight and a long length of battery

Weaknesses: 0

What You Wanted to Know Before You Bought It: new everything i needed to know, referrals

What Would You Tell the Maker of This Tool: make the impact bits stronger, i still break them with the power of the impact

Strengths: i love my impact gun!!! i install garage doors and always had a dewalt cordless but it never lasted.i will only buy the makita.i got the combo kit with the hammer drill with it for $300.the charger has a fan on it so you dont have to wait for the battery to cool down befor it will charge like the dewalt.its light weight and i clip it right on my tool belt sometimes i forget its on there.I WILL NEVER BUY A DEWALT AGAIN!!!!!!

Weaknesses: none

What You Wanted to Know Before You Bought It: NOTHING ITS AGREAT TOOL

What Would You Tell the Maker of This Tool: keep up the good work....now buy another round!!!

Strengths: I have used a LOT of cordless drills and combo kits and the latest Makita set is by far the best. Super long run time, high torque, quick recharge time, durability (every piece in my set has been dropped quite a few times with no breaks), LED lights for tight spaces, easy/logical on/off of batteries, belt hooks, perfect balance, lightweight for being 18V, tons of bare tool options to expand with, very comfortable ergonomics, the cordless 6.5" saw holds miters VERY well, etc.

Weaknesses: There have been no "weaknesses" that I have found. Merely some minor design or accessory issues.

What You Wanted to Know Before You Bought It: I wish I had known how much I would actually USE the flashlight! I always thought of the flashlights in these kits as gimmicky but the flashlight may be the most widely used tool aside from the impact driver.

What Would You Tell the Maker of This Tool: 1) Use a stronger glue for the rubber bumpers. The rubber peels off fairly easily after a short bit. Merely cosmetic.

2) 6.5" circular saw NEEDS a rafter hook. Also, the allen for removing the blade comes loose quite often leading me to believe it needs a better/stronger retainer

3) ALL the cordless pieces in these sets need ether a rafter hook or belt hook. Cordless tools are mostly used on ladders, in rafters or hanging upside down.

4) Offer another flashlight. A brighter one with a multi LED head.

5) Radio needs a better antenna. Radio also needs to be a stand alone charger. Make a 14ga WORK cord ATTACHED to the radio. The plug in style CD player cord is garbage. The input and outputs need to be on the back so that your arent kicking them while working. Radio needs AC outlets on it like the bosch for cell phones or small devices.

6) Batteries need gauges on the backs so you can simply hold the tool up as youre using it and see how much charge is left.

Strengths: great power and light weight. Charges so fast I can't even wear the second battery down before the first is charged again.

Weaknesses: Some of the cosmetics come off after repeated use. IE rubber grips and plastic retainer/glow in the dark ring around tip

What You Wanted to Know Before You Bought It: warrenty is not good

What Would You Tell the Maker of This Tool: make the 1.5 amp batteries interchangeable with the 3.0 amp batts.

Strengths: this is the most used tool in my arsenal.the kit included a cordless drill, impact driver(my favorite!), flashlight, charger and 2 batteries for $250.00 on Amazon.com. I use the impact driver for everything! this driver will put a 10" lag bolt through a 6 x 6 without hesitation!the power is unbelievable!

Weaknesses: none

What You Wanted to Know Before You Bought It: how much I would actually use it!

What Would You Tell the Maker of This Tool: make a right angle impact driver for those tough to get to spots!

Strengths: This cordless drill was part of a combo kit that also includes a circular saw, a charger and a flashlight. All of the tools are well made and have served me satisfactorily. Strengths have been their durability and reliability.

Weaknesses: The one downside is that the batteries gradually became weaker, and eventually stopped retaining a charge. The cost of replacement batteries was also very high, which made me think twice before paying 50% the cost of the entire original kit just to replace the two batteries.

I visited the local Home Depot seeking batteries and learned that their giant "Ridgid" cordless toolset came not only with a full complement of cordless tools (drill, driver, circ saw, recip saw, flashlight, and charger), but also a lifetime warranty THAT INCLUDED THE BATTERIES! That was sufficient to get me moving....I purchased the new set and never looked back. :-)

What You Wanted to Know Before You Bought It: How long the batteries would last, and how expensive they'd be to replace.

What Would You Tell the Maker of This Tool: I'd suggest that they clone the Ridgid warranty that's lifetime and includes batteries! Also that they look at auto-shift feature that some others have decided to add.

Strengths: Light weight, compact size, tool hook, LED light for dark areas, very tough, great battery performance, Quick charge, hands down better than DEWALT!

Weaknesses: I have the set and the saws all has a tendency to not hold blades all the time.

What You Wanted to Know Before You Bought It: How tough they were! Contractor Grade.

What Would You Tell the Maker of This Tool: Magnetize the end of the tool to help hold screws etc.

Strengths: perfect, and so easy for a GIRL TO USE

Weaknesses: NONE

What You Wanted to Know Before You Bought It: NOTHING

What Would You Tell the Maker of This Tool: ITS PERFECT

Strengths: all so easy for a woman to use

Weaknesses: none

Strengths: 18v 3.0 Ah lithium-ion High capacity batteries. Long battery life, built in lite and a huge tourq. Recharges in no time.

Weaknesses: None.

What You Wanted to Know Before You Bought It: How good the tools are.