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Another year and the brushed/brushless discussion will be a thing of the past, except for the cheapest of no-name brands on Amazon - if the answer to question 1 is "yes of course I need a cordless drill!" then brush less might be the right answer to question 2.

@sir Taxalot one battery type is a consideration yes but adaptors exist, for a not insignificant power loss. I've settled on Makita Lxt as the primary tool/battery and fill in the gaps with Ryobi one+ tools using adaptors.

That will probably change over time as makita are moving away from 18V, but adaptors exist each and every way amongst the 18V brands.

I have a cordless drill and I use it so infrequently that the battery is always dead when I come to it.