I have used Dewalt 18V stuff forever, ervery 18v tool they have available basically, all the tools have performed above my expectations. The only one I have ever used until failure was my first 18v drill I bought several years back, but man it stood up to some pretty serious uses.

My only complaint is exactly what you guys state, the battery life seems to be low, especially after the batteries have been used for a couple years.

Hell I think I have like 12 batteries though so I'm always ready to go.