Cow,
Where are you getting 18v DeWalt batteries for under $50?
Panasonic is one of the great secrets of the cordless tool world. For whatever reason they never get the attention that the other big names get, perhaps it's just marketing. They are superb tools though.
I've always thought that Hitachi represented a "good value". Maybe not the best, certainly not the worst, and reasonably priced.
[This message has been edited by MikeK3145 (edited 11-16-2005).]
