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 Great Drill Jun 25, 2008
My father-in-law got this drill and at first impression I was a little reluctant. The thing looks like a space age drill/toy. However, after actually using it, I'm buying one for myself. These things have more torque then any DeWalt up to 18v I've used, and this thing is about half the price. It comes with two batteries and a dual charger. Batteries are pretty cheap, and my father-in-law was able to get free batteries from B&D through some mail in thing they have in the box (not sure if that's still available). I also got the starter kit for $60, which I thought was a steal for all you get. Great tools, just hope the grade of plastic doesn't become a problem...it doesn't feel like tool grade plastic, but I could be wrong.
 Great tool Jun 15, 2008
I'm a 26 year old just out of college and I'm just starting to buy my own powertools for around the home. Compared to my dad's 14.4 cordless B&D drill it works great. It's smaller, looks great, and with a set of firestorm drill bits does everything I need it to. I used it to mount our HD tv to the wall and build shelves in the bedroom. I bought it from Tanger Outlet in Howell, MI for $50
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Perfect solutions for us (1212 and 1201) Jun 13, 2008
No, I don't work for B&D. My garage is full of Makita and Ryobi, as it happens, but I bought the VPX 1201 (light, single battery, 2 fixed speeds) for my wife's household use because battery charge is a year or more - if she picks it up, it RUNS! We liked it so much that I bought the 1212 (dual battery, higher speed, variable) for myself to replace a Makita with dying NiCD cells that would have cost the price of the 1212 to replace.
I'd recommend both of these to anyone - the 1201 for modest jobs, the 1212 for more serious work. Tons of torque, ample speed, and excellent battery life. I understand the lithium-nanophosphate cells retain virtually 100% charge for more than a year, but obviously haven't tested that. Charge time in the dual charger is faster than it was for NiCD on the Makita. Weight is about the same, and the B&D feels just as solid and durable as any tool in my shop.
The 1212 kit is elegant, but the accessories are typical low-grade bits, etc. Okay for trivial stuff but I replaced them for serious work.
These are fine products - B&D has screwed up a few things, but not this time.
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 All these reviews are fake! Jun 08, 2008
Every single review you see here was written by someone involved with Black & Decker. Look at how they are worded! Not a single comparison to other products used and they all read like they came straight out of a catalog. It is an absolute fact that the reviewer named Rick Fulop (who gave it 5 stars) is the front man for the company A123 that makes the lithium ion batteries for these tools. (I read a whole article about him in the Boston Globe) His review says "IMHO, VPX is a revolution in tool design." PLEASE! It's just another crappy cheap drill! They don't even tell you the "Amp Hour" (AH) ratings for the battery which leaves you with no basis for a "run time" comparison to other products.
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Black & Decker VPX Drill Driver May 19, 2008
I purchased this for my husband and he just loves it. It had everything he was looking for and the price was the best at Amazon. Good product.
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