I recently owned a Makita set so I will compare the two. I use the tools every day in remodel and new construction work.
- The Milwaukee is slightly heavier, but still easy to use.
- The belt clip on tool base is very useful. Makita doesn't have same feature.
- Battery life seems to be the same. I love the charge level indicator on the battery, but when it is dead, it stops immediately, no gradual loss.
- The hard plastic carry case will last much longer than the Makita cordura bag, which was pretty beat up after six months of use.
- Both brands have a use light above trigger but Makita's will glow for a short stretch after trigger release whereas the Milwaukee turns off immediately.
- Makita also has the glow ring on the impact driver that makes finding it in the dark easier, very handy.
- The Milwaukee impact driver has a rubber bumper strip on both sides of the nose for friction protection [nice] but one end on both sides come unattached with very little use [annoying]. I had to super glue them in place and they have held for several weeks.
- I anticipate no difference in tool life and durability having used both tool brands for many years.
Matthew S. Malone (Boston MA) says :
After owning two of the white Makita lith-ion drills I had to return both of them because the charger kept killing the batteries dead. From what I have read this is a known problem.
Here is what I like better about the Milwaukee.
First the charger does not kill the $80 batteries no matter how long you leave them on the charger. Second, the Milwaukee has a great battery charge indicator right on the battery. This is very important with Lith-Ion batteries as they have full power right up to the end and quit without warning. With is level gauge you know exactly how much battery life you have when you grab your drill. Third, the Milwaukee drill has bit storage on board, handy for philips and reg bits. Lastly the red color holds up much better then white.
Hope this helps.
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