Which Right Angle Drill Brand Wins?

best in class claimed torque of 375 inch pounds, two speed gearbox (0 to 500 low, 0 to 1,852 high), 3.56 inches long, the lightest tool tested at 2.04 lb, 82.4 dB

brushless motor, up to 250 inch pounds of torque claimed, two speed gearbox (0 to 600 first gear, 0 to 2,000 second gear), 3.9 inches long, weighs 2.805 lb, quietest of all ten at 82 dB, fastest high range spin among the group's mid pack at 1,950 rpm

dual speed (0 to 650 low, 0 to 2,000 high), 3 8 inch ratcheting chuck, made in Mexico (the only brand not made in China or Japan), weighs just over 3 lb, 79.4 dB

single speed transmission, 4 pole brushed motor, 121 inch pounds max torque claimed, 18 volt battery, made in Japan, about 3.5 inches long, weighs 2.6 lb, 77 dB, rpm range 90 to 1,939

brushed motor, up to 1,500 rpm and 125 inch pounds of torque claimed, made in China, about 3.84 inches long, weighs 2.725 lb, 77.1 dB, rpm range 44 to 1,494

brushed motor, capable of 1,800 rpm claimed, made in China, the most compact of all ten at 3.45 inches, weighs the same as the Kobalt at 1,274 g, 83.8 dB, rpm range 78 to about 1,600

8 inch ratcheting chuck, 100 inch pounds max torque claimed, made in China, the most compact drill body at 3.8 inches, weighs 2.045 lb (nearly the lightest), 74.1 dB, rpm range 38 to just over 800

brushed motor, single speed, 0 to 1,100 rpm claimed, made in China, 4.14 inches long, weighs 2.945 lb, 75.6 dB

brushed motor, 12 volt 2,000 milliamp hour battery, claims up to 700 rpm and 106 inch pounds of torque, made in China, weighs 2.4 lb, not very compact at 4.36 inches, the quietest overall at 71.3 dB, topped out at 714 rpm

tied for second fastest with Makita

the fastest of all ten drills

tied for second fastest with Ridgid

about twice as fast as the Milwaukee M12

enough to move into third place behind the Ryobi ONE+ HP and Kobalt at that point in the video

about a second slower than the Ryobi ONE+

almost twice as fast as the Costway

the slowest of all ten drills

fastest of all ten with a 1 inch bit at 1.82 seconds, handled the 2 and 1/8 inch bit in 5.47 seconds

fastest drill overall with a 3/4 inch bit at 1.46 seconds (tied with Ridgid), handled the 2 and 1/8 inch bit in 4.86 seconds

handled the 1.5 inch bit in 4.96 seconds (second fastest) but slowed to 6.43 seconds on the 2 and 1/8 inch bit

handled up to a 1 inch bit at 1.97 seconds (second fastest with that bit) but the single speed gearbox did not have enough torque for the 1.5 inch bit

handled the 3/4 inch hole in 1.97 seconds but the single speed transmission could not handle the 1 inch bit

bored a 3/4 inch hole in 2.22 seconds but the single speed transmission did not have enough torque for the 1 inch bit

not fast enough for a 1 inch bit, ran out of steam

made quick work of a 3/4 inch bit but could not handle a 1.5 inch bit

could not complete even a 3/4 inch self feeding spade bit in under 2 seconds

survived the full 2 minutes in low range without issue

could not get the load spinning in high range but survived the full 2 minutes easily in low range

got the load spinning in high range and performed well but began smoking after about 45 seconds and shut off at 1 minute 5 seconds; the host noted it does not seem to have overload protection and it was still smoking badly afterward

one of only four drills to survive the full 2 minutes, no problem getting the load spinning despite being single speed

single speed transmission could not get the load spinning over at all

ran out of steam after 20 seconds of actual run time

only lasted 18 seconds

survived the full 2 minutes without a problem despite being single speed

stalled on the first attempt, then ran out of steam after only 12 seconds

the best of all ten drills

the best result among the single speed only tools

only 5 inch pounds more than the M12

stalled at only 38 inch pounds, the weakest of all ten