I am wanting to buy my husband some new power tools, mainly a new cordless drill. I found this kit @ walmart.com its by Black and Decker a 133 Piece Project Kit here is the link:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=12441330

I just don't know if I should go with this one or if I should go for the 18V kit.
Plus does the voltage make a ton of difference???

I need to buy my husband a cordless drill for Christmas and I don't know which one to get. I was looking at a Craftsman that says it is 19.2 volt and then a Black and Decker that is 14.2 volts - which one is better. the Craftsman is cheaper (its on sale)

I have a cordless drill, not instruction, never had any and im not sure how long to charge the batteries for, seems to me that charging too long is a bad thing but when i charge for only a few hours i might get 10-12 long screws in before it dies, am i not charging it long enough or does it need new batteries or are cordless drills just that shitty?
its a black and decker and the battery charger just has a red light on it, it never blinks or changes it just stays red, so its kinda hard to tell but maybe new batteries is a good idea, then again i am drilling 3 inch screws into wood so that might be whats draining the battery

I need something that will be pretty strong and reliable, but i wont use it too much, so i dont need drills from companies like DeWalt and Black and Decker...
Is this an OK drill?:http://cgi.ebay.com/Maxsuma-HI-TORQUE-18V-Volt-Cordless-DRILL-DRIVER_W0QQitemZ200268031003QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item200268031003&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1199|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50
Thanks for the fast replies. I dont care if it is cordless or not because i actually want a drill with a cord(i feel it will be more reliable, energy wise). Please if there is a cheap reliable drill, please post a link. thank you so much.

I have an old Ryobi HP1201 12V that I bought a new charger for for , only to find out the battery on my power drill is completely dead!

So now I can either get a new battery for , or a Black and Decker BD12PSK 12-Volt Smart Select Drill for .

I have lots of bits and stuff for my old drill, but they are old and some are a little bit rusty. The charger I bought can't be used with the new drill, but it comes with one anyway. Both are cordless drills, and 12V.

If I get the new drill, the I spent on a charger is wasted, and I'll give my old drill to charity but since it won't have a battery it will probably just be trashed. Maybe I can Ebay the charger? Argh, what a pain though!

I haven't used the old drill in about 3 months, but I do need to have a power drill on hand for some projects.

Okay, I cannot afford a good cordless drill, so now I am looking at electric (corded) drills. I'm sure that the same things apply to corded drills as to cordless drills. However, on corded drills it appears that the power is measured in amps rather than volts. How many amps do I need to drill through wood and seat crews without stripping them? I went to Lowe's and see that an 8 amp Dewalt corded drill is .00 dollars as compared to an 18 volt Dewalt which is approx. 0.00. I know corded is not as convenient as cordless, but my budget is .00, (so I also need to think about the cost of an indoor/outdoor extension cord.)
Okay, now I'm confused. Dan H says that his Ryobi and Black and Decker are used in daily construction, which I assume is pretty heavy and active use. However, other people are saying that Ryobi's and B&D's have plastic internal parts and won't hold up. Which info. is correct?

With an old black and decker cordless drill motor that is working-if i manually spin the drill head(by hooking it up to another drill for example) will that generate electricity and charge the battery?

Its a black and decker 7.2v cordless drill. The hardware man told me to hold the head and put in forward speed and push the button.