I too only use cordless. I vote Makita tho. Have owned 3 of them. The first one I dropped off a Telephone pole my first day. I climbed down shaking my head, but it took off and ran like a champ for 3 years. Used it daily. The forward/reverse plastic switch finally wore out. I then bought a 14 volt cordless hammer for almost $400, but it was stlen with everything else a month later. The last one I bought on ebay for $50, and works great. Very good investment.