Flash sales – The Black+Decker BL188E2K “4-star” drill driver at €112.83 (-30%)

The Black+Decker BL188 drill driver is an impact model equipped with a motor brushless. It runs on an 18V battery and promises to screw and drill into wood, metal and masonry.

The BL188 impact drill driver from Black+Decker is very efficient overall. It constitutes a first-class screwdriver and a satisfactory drill, especially in masonry. It’s a shame that the finishes weren’t a little more careful, because that would have made it an ideal machine.

Strong points

• Good at drilling and screwdriving.
• Efficient LED lighting.
• Getting started.
• Rather compact.
• Enduring.

Weak points

• Struggle with large diameters in hardwood.
• Noisy.
• Very slow charger.
• No LED indication on the battery.

NB: The reported price drop is calculated by comparing the lowest price of the day with the average of the lowest prices charged by all merchants for the product last month, with security rules to exclude the prices of stores whose the VAT policy is not clear (so-called “gray” stores, typically in the case of imports from China).

Alternatively

The BL188KB impact drill driver — identical to the BL188E2K that we tested in detail, but sold with 2 1.5 Ah batteries — from Black+Decker is very efficient overall. It constitutes a first-class screwdriver and a satisfactory drill, especially in masonry. It’s a shame that the finishes weren’t a little more careful, because that would have made it an ideal machine.