Review: 3/5
Very Light-Weight Drill, Missing Some Conveniences.
At first I thought this was decent light-weight drill that was up to the job. I got this as a gift and am very happy with it as a second drill to augment my existing 8-year old Ryobi ONE Plus drill (that I recently dropped and bent). There is a lot to like. It seems plenty of power (at first), it is smaller, lighter, has a light, and is easier to use when it comes to weight, size, & light. I especially like the light, which is quite useful when drilling / screwing in corners and out of the way places without great lighting. It fits into more spaces than my old drill, which is useful in cramped spaces that the other drill might not even fit. The charger is very small too, which means you could fit the whole thing in a drawer or small space. Overall, is a light duty drill for light work, or small spaces.
It is missing some conveniences, that kept it from being my one and only primary drill when I first bought it. (1) It doesn't have a magnetic strip for holding loose items. It has been so convenient with my Ryobi to have screws & drill bits stuck right on the base of the drill. (2) The screwdriver is not magnetic to hold a screw on. This is a huge deal, but easily replaced by just using any screwdriver insert that is magnetic. It is so convenient on my Ryobi to place a screw on it without having to hold the screw with a second hand. But the magnetic part is not actually the drill itself, so you should be able to buy one. (3) It comes with only one battery. It is very convenient to have two so you never have to stop your work. You can buy them separately, but they aren't cheap. (4) The screw direction in/out arrows are hard to see at a glance. It is much nicer when the arrow is plain and clear right on the button. (5) It doesn't come with a case, so you may have to find a box to put it in if not going in a drawer. (6) The trigger sensitivity seems a little faster than I would prefer to really control the speed. It just doesn't seem as natural to vary the speed as it did with my Ryobi that seemed to have more degrees of freedom in acceleration.
I do a lot of handy work and home projects around my own house, and I absolutely loved my Ryobi ONE Plus I bought 8 years ago. I was happy with this drill as a second drill. It is great for when my Ryobi will not fit or runs out of battery. If you are an avid handyman around your house, you might really miss some of the features I mentioned if this were your only drill. But if you just need a drill for occasional light work, this one should be fine. I could recommend it for light use. But more real power and conveniences would be better for extended heavy use.
UPDATE: This is really a light-duty drill. I recently did a lot of work in my garage, and this drill did not perform. It couldn't drill through wood studs that I would normally easily do with my Ryobi. It just wouldn't drill wood sometimes. Furthermore, the trigger is too sensitive for my preference with screws. I feel much more control on my other drills than I have with this. It ramps up its speed too quickly and feels like it has less control. This is truly a light-duty drill, okay as a backup, but did not perform when I needed it for a project with more than just a few screws or holes.
Product Title: Black & Decker LDX120C 20-Volt MAX Lithium-Ion Drill/Driver
Features: 20 volts, Lithium Battery, MAX system, Drill, Driver.
Model: LDX120C
