Makita 18V LXT Brushless Hammer Drill and Impact Driver Combo Kit vs Husky 268-Piece Mechanics Tool Set with Case
What separates them
These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The Makita 18V LXT Brushless Hammer Drill and Impact Driver Combo Kit is $100.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — cordless combo kit against mechanics tool set — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Makita 18V LXT Brushless Hammer Drill and Impact Driver Combo Kit vs Husky 268-Piece Mechanics Tool Set with Case
Makita
Makita 18V LXT Brushless Hammer Drill and Impact Driver Combo Kit
$299.00
Two 4.0 Ah batteries and a rapid charger that fills them in about 40 minutes, which in practice matters more than the extra amp-hours: a pack charging faster than it drains never stops the job.
Full details →Husky
Husky 268-Piece Mechanics Tool Set with Case
$199.00
Piece counts are inflated by sockets in both SAE and metric and by every individual bit -- what matters is that this covers 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 in drives, which is the range most work needs.
Full details →Who the Makita 18V LXT Brushless Hammer Drill and Impact Driver Combo Kit is for
Buy it if: Trades wanting brushless tools and a charger fast enough to run on two batteries.
Avoid it if: Occasional users, who will not recover the price difference over a brushed kit.
Who the Husky 268-Piece Mechanics Tool Set with Case is for
Buy it if: Home mechanics and general maintenance needing broad socket coverage in one case.
Avoid it if: Professionals using impact tools, which need impact-rated sockets rather than chrome.
Specifications, side by side
2 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Makita 18V LXT Brushless Hammer Drill and Impact Driver Combo Kit | Husky 268-Piece Mechanics Tool Set with Case |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $299.00 | $199.00 |
| Case type | Tool bag | Blow-moulded with latches |
| Warranty | 3-year limited warranty | Lifetime limited warranty |
| Batteries included | 2 x 4.0 Ah lithium-ion | not published |
| Battery platform | Makita 18V LXT | not published |
| Blows per minute | Up to 31,500 on the hammer drill | not published |
| Charge time | About 40 minutes for 4.0 Ah | not published |
| Drill speed | 0-550 and 0-2,100 rpm | not published |
| Drill torque | 1,090 in-lb | not published |
| Drive sizes | not published | 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 in |
| Finish | not published | Full polish chrome |
| Impact driver torque | 1,550 in-lb | not published |
| Impact rated | not published | No |
| Motor type | Brushless on both tools | not published |
| Piece count | not published | 268 |
| Ratchet mechanism | not published | 72 tooth, 5 degree arc |
| Socket types | not published | SAE and metric, 6 and 12 point |
| Steel grade | not published | Chrome vanadium |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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