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I use a DeWalt 18v impact driver almost every day. I'd say it's my most used tool outside of tape, pencil, square, maybe even hammer. I bought mine for $20 at a flea market 10 or more years ago. I already had 18v tools, so batteries and chargers. Now I buy cheap imitation batteries and a charger off Ebay, $50 for 2 batteries and a charger. So far so good. I still have one DeWalt battery dated 11/18 that performs as it should. I don't know what way I'll go when it comes time to replace my 18v tools. The 1/2" drill/driver/hammer fell off a step ladder in the cold last Dec. and broke beyond repair. I've been running a cord for drills and the rotary hammer.