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Re:The Golden Age of Cordless Power Tools by bonton89 on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @02:53PM (#39374367)
One of the reasons I was leaning toward DeWalt is they seem to have a shared battery system. I don't want to have 20 different battery standards when I could just keep buying the same ones and using them all on different tools.

I have several different electric drills I received as gifts with their own batteries.

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Re:The Golden Age of Cordless Power Tools by bombcar on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @04:28PM (#39375683)
Most manufacturers share batteries of the same voltage but even DeWalt and Milwaukee have been bending that rule (there are flex volt Dewalts, and High Output M18s that have different characteristics).
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Re:The Golden Age of Cordless Power Tools by ProllyInfamous on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @11:58PM (#39379275)
Here's my "pro tip" for purchasing less-expensive 20V DeWalt batteries, although it only works at the end of autumn: around the first annual winter freeze, all the outdoor tools go on sale.

Typically outdoor tools are paired with their largest AH battery available; sometimes the pair retail for less than just a single 4AH+ battery [sometimes "half off"].

Doesn't always work out, but I do this every other year (and have multiple weed whackers lol). My last 4AH 20V Dewalt battery cost me $49 this way.

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