There is a temptation when shopping for a cordless drill, is to buy a cordless drill whose performance will exceed its intended job requirements. For most weekend do it yourselfers a cheap cordless drill will do the work needed except in a small number of situations. The technology of cordless drills has advanced over the years to the point that unless the user is in a commercial field that requires a top of the line drill for the sake of reliability and power, an everyday handyman can save some money and still have a product that will do the job.