I have a project coming up that calls for the assembly of put-it-together-yourself furniture. My ancient Craftsman cordless screwdriver wont hold a charge anymore so its time for a new one.
After some intergoogling, I have been looking at these two models:
1- Dewalt 8 Volt Model DCF682N1 $89 on Amazon.
2- Skil 4 Volt Model SD561204 $39 on Amazon.
Anyone have these? And whats your experience? This will be for intermittent use and my budget is $100.
Any other suggestions are welcome!
Thanks in advance!

DeWalt over Skil, all day, every day.

Do you have a need for a cordless drill? Would it work within the space confines of your project? I use my DeWalt cordless drill for lots of screw driving and screw removal. Just a thought.

I have a cordless drill but in looking at the instructions for the stuff, there will be areas that the drill wont fit.
I am leaning towards Dewalt, as some reviews said Skil quality is not what it used to be. I have a Harbor Freight nearby should I want to visit China.

Combo Kit from Home Depot (DCK240C2)
$139-Cordless drill and Impact driver, 2 batteries, charger and bag.
Impact driver is better on your hand, has torque setting so you don't strip screws, extra battery.
More than $100-actually getting 2 tools.

RYOBI USB Lithium System Screwdriver
Pivoting Head for Increased Access
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For confined spaces, max ease of use, and zero issues keeping the bit in the screw head, get an impact driver. For maximum quietness and smoothness of operation, get a hydraulic model impact driver. If you want to save $ get Home Depot's House brand hydraulic impact driver. It will be easier to use than an electric screwdriver with better clearance in cramped spaces. Generally however, if you only want the tool to use just one time and never again, the impact driver would be too much $ for only one time use. Most guys with impact drivers use them often for all kinds of assembly, disassembly, construction, and repair. I use mine all the time, it's orders of magnitude easier to use over a drill or electric screwdriver, particularly when the screws get long and the material gets tough. I built an entire front porch railing system from scratch with my hydraulic impact driver, it's a dream tool. Makes it much easier as my wrists become weaker with age, as the physics of impact drivers negate 100% of the transmission of torque to the wrist.

For <$100 I'd go with Milwaukee:

Electric Screwdriver

That's a nice tool. If the screws and material are light enough, that unit would be good since there wouldn't be much torque transmitted to the hand anyway. With the driver, two batteries and a charger, that is a steal of a deal for that sale price. It's a layup.

Huge Japanese Makita fan, but I've been using a similar model Dewalt gyroscopic screwdriver for over 3 years now, I love the damn thing.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod..._title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Originally posted by bigguy:
RYOBI USB Lithium System Screwdriver
Pivoting Head for Increased Access
Dual LEDs for Improved Visibility
Powered by the RYOBI USB Lithium Battery

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Have this one, great price also picked up the powered rachet tool as well

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RY...le-FVRC51K/325354296

Can you be more specific. Is the furniture wood furniture that needs wood screws "driven" into wood? Or furniture that needs machine screws "screwed" into nuts or t-nuts or some kind of mechanical fastener?

Check out bzeug's channel on Youtube. I'd go Makita or Panasonic based on your needs. I have Milwaukee and Skil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA42D7YxguE

It will be used to screw into t-nuts and similar "pre fit" type fasteners
The local Ace Hardware has a Milwaukee M12 with case and spare battery on sale for $99. Home Depot can deliver it for free for $79

A couple of months ago I ordered a Craftsman 4 volt electric screwdriver from Amazon. It was about $35. I needed it to put together a curio cabinet. It worked very well speeding up the process significantly over a manual screwdriver without the hassle of a heavier cordless drill. I did have to use the drill for pilot holes though.

Unless it is to the point of making the tool unwieldy, there is no such thing as too much power.

Pre-Covid, I picked a couple of the Milwaukee 12V screwdriver kits during Black Friday. The current model screwdriver kit in fwbulldog's link is still the same as the model I picked a few years back. They have been solid and I will recommend them.

One always has a #2 Phillip bit on it and the 2nd will have either a Robertson or Torx bit for the current project I'm working on. I find the pistol grip is more ergonomic and less fatiguing than a straight shaft cordless screwdrivers I have used in the past. I recommend getting a right angle bit extension for the tight spaces. Milwaukee has an impact rated one.

All screwdrivers are cordless.

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
I have a cordless drill but in looking at the instructions for the stuff, there will be areas that the drill wont fit.

Did you consider using a flex shaft with your cordless? It may sound a bit weird and it takes both hands to operate but I've done that successfully on many occasions.