Powerful Makita CX200RB: Sub Compact Brushless with Lithium Ion Technology Review

I have quite a few Makita 18v impact wrenches/hammer drills, at some point I also had an early 12v drill from them. I can say that these new "Sub Compact" drills are really "Sub" in the sense that they are really small. The batteries needed to be charged immediately and I wasn't expecting such a quick charge (I'm used to the old 3V batteries in my old charger). Power doesn't matter. Many of the reviews on the internet are true. They have 90+ percent of the power requirements, but the cases are…

I was looking for my first high-quality drill/impact combination set for private use. Basically, I knew what I wanted: a kit to handle many tasks, from housework to DIY to serious work. In fact, I'm still surprised I picked a Makita kit because that was the last place I looked. Finding the right set can be intimidating at first. I walked in not knowing too much about what to choose and while I love hunting it took almost a month to fix this set. One thing I quickly discovered was that there is…

It looks like Makita has migrated these tools from the 12V Max CXT platform and a new class of 18V small tools created process. Apparently, Makita's engineers have successfully solved the "what if" scenario about the practicality of upgrading the 18V LXT battery for their 12V Max CXT brushless tools. and voila. 18V LXT Sub-Compact is born! As these instruments share more in common with the 12V Max CXT models than with their larger LXT counterparts, this review focuses on comparing the…