Bosch's cordless screwdriver has proven durable and versatile after seven months of extensive use. The tool accumulated dirt and metal particles from grinding but continued to perform through fence building, flat-packed furniture assembly, automotive engine-bay work, and outdoor exposure. The press-to-activate feature enables one-handed screwing and unscrewing in awkward positions, making tasks like refrigerator door repairs straightforward. The updated model includes USB-C fast charging that replenishes the battery in about 90 minutes and a larger 2Ah battery for longer runtime; the predecessor used microUSB and charged much more slowly. The manufacturer does not claim water resistance.
Here we are, about seven months later, and I keep getting asked about this one more than any other screwdriver I own. (I have a lot of screwdrivers -- and write a lot about them.) Well, that screwdriver looked new in the photos in that review, but it now looks quite a bit different. It's definitely dirtier and now covered in some metal particles following a grinding job.
This has put up a few fences, assembled a fair few bits of flat-packed furniture, been in the engine bays of many cars, left outside overnight a couple of times, and it might have rained on it (yeah, don't do what I did because the manufacturer doesn't make any claims about this being water resistant), and been used as a hammer more times than I care to say.
Just the other day it was used to repair the doors on some refrigerators. It was perfect for this job because I was up a ladder in an awkward spot that made turning the screws tricky, but the press-to-activate feature meant that all I needed to do to unscrew and then subsequently screw the fasteners holding the door in place was press it down on them.
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