Lowe’s will be featuring this Dewalt 20V Max 5-tool cordless power tool combo kit as part of their Black Friday 2019 tool deals and promos (DCKSS520D2).
Starting Thanksgiving Day, this kit will go on sale for $249.
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Right now, it has the ridiculously inflated price of $549. Seriously? You can get a SOOOOOO much better cordless power tool combo kit for this price. It’s just comical how inflated $549 is for what you get.
But $249? That’s actually going to be very hard to beat. I guess saying “was $549” will get the target audience more interested in the deal?
The drill is Dewalt’s brushed motor “holiday special” that is now featured in a bunch of their value-focused 20V Max cordless power tool combo kits. The impact is their regular model, as is the LED flashlight, and the circular saw and reciprocating saw are their standard “combo kit” models.
You get a charger, (2) 2.0Ah compact battery packs, and what looks to be an upgraded tool bag.
The 2.0Ah batteries won’t get you very far with the circular saw and reciprocating saw, but 1.3Ah or 1.5Ah would fare much worse.
Overall, I’d describe this deal as “not bad.” The huge pre-sale price tag is designed to be slashed dramatically, but it’s best to ignore it. $549 is not an accurate representation of what this kit would be valued at. $249 seems about right, even $279.
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Black Friday 2019 Price: $249
A Much Better Deal!
Over at Home Depot, they have a different Dewalt 20V Max 5-tool cordless power tool combo kit (DCK520D1M1). Right now it’s priced at $299, but they’ve shaved a little off the price in the past with deals of the day.
It comes with a better cordless drill/driver than the Lowe’s kit, and also two batteries – a 2.0Ah battery, and a 4.0Ah battery. The higher capacity battery is a better pairing for the circular saw and reciprocating saw, or even if you need longer runtime with the flashlight.
Yes, this kit is $50 more than the Lowe’s deal, or $249 less if you consider their ridiculous pre-sale pricing. But, you get a better drill and a better combination of batteries. You get a regular tool bag and not the fancier one as with the Lowe’s deal, but that’s not a big deal, right?
I’d describe this Home Depot deal as “very good,” and if the price drops any lower than this, it’ll be upgraded to “excellent value.”
Price: $299
Also Consider: Makita 18V 5-Tool Cordless Combo Kit
If you’re consider $299 cordless power tool combo kits, I think this Makita 18V combo is also a great deal worth consideration.
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Additional Discussion
$250 to $300 is not a lot of money when it comes to cordless power tools.
Both of these kits have a fairly standard “starter” package of cordless tools. They come with a drill, impact driver, circular saw, reciprocating saw, flashlight, 2 batteries, charger, and a tool bag.
The Lowe’s deal gives you a better-looking tool bag, but you get their cheaper drill and both batteries are compact and less ideally matched to the saws.
The Home Depot deal doesn’t have any “gotchas” in comparison. The saws are both “combo kit versions,” but that’s not a big deal these days. It’s common for combo kits and not just holiday specials.
Reader Thoughts?
Is there a different 5-tool cordless combo kit you’d recommend to anyone looking to buy a full set of core tools for under $300?
Mike
You’re ignoring the awesome bag at Lowe’s.
Stu Pidasso
He did mention the nicer bag. Did you even bother reading the entire review before opening your big fat pie hole!!!!
Steve
It wasn’t in the original article. Thanks for the comment 2 months later! You must be fun at parties!
John S
A similiar kit to to the Dewalt above was at Home Depot in October every thing above except the circular saw for $159. So I actually think lowes could do a lot better for Black Friday.
Chris
Hmm. New bag looks… interesting. Not entirely sold on it yet, but I’m open minded about it.
Evadman
Build your own kit. ’tis the season for dewalt it seems.
brushless drill/driver (DCD777), brushless impact (DCF787) and two 1.5AH batteries. SKU DCK277C2. Available a few places for $150, such as blain’s:
https://www.farmandfleet.com/products/1002922-dewalt-dck277c2-20v-max-lithium-ion-brushless-drill-driver-and-impact-driver-combo-kit.html ($149 on black friday)
Or, downgrade to brushed, but add a toughcase and a flashlight for $10 more from fleetfarm ($159 on black friday)
https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/dewalt-20v-max-3-tool-cordless-combo-kit-w–toughsystem-case/0000000313729
Then pick the saw that you want from Ace hardware. Circular saw, jig saw, or oscilating (or the sander) for $130, and get another 1.5AH battery, bag and charger for zero.
https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/power-tools/oscillating-tools/2538395
https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/power-tools/circular-saws/2393122
https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/power-tools/jig-saws/2538429
https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/power-tools/orbital-sanders/2862977
You can also effectively swap the 1.5AH battery and charger for a 5AH battery from CPO/tyler and possibly shave some dollars. All these will add a 5AH battery to your cart. Add 2 of them and it will add two 5AH batteries, charger, and bag. There’s about 10 more options.
$93 Sawzall https://www.tylertool.com/dewndcs387b.html
$99 vacuum https://www.tylertool.com/dewndcv517b.html
$130 sander https://www.tylertool.com/dewndcw210b.html
$130 circular https://www.tylertool.com/dewndcs391b.html
$130 brushless grinder: https://www.tylertool.com/dewndcg413b.html
$140 3/8″ Impact https://www.tylertool.com/dewndcf883b.html
So this is possible at $252: Drill, Impact, Flashlight, sawzall, toughcase, two 1.5AH batteries, one 5AH battery, charger.
Or for $352 get the above plus a vacuum, another 5AH battery, another bag, and another charger.
Evadman
My comment went to moderation because it has a bunch of links in it to options. I forgot that too many links puts stuff in moderation. Just fyi in case you want to pull it from the moderation queue stuart. 🙂
Stuart
Already cleared it. =)
Thanks for the thorough post! And for the neat URLs. A lot of times I have to trim of a lot of unneeded and unsightly tracking code. Huge links are an eyesore and sometimes also breaks the comment section.
itsgalf
Personally, I purchased this one. I only have an older cordless drill and impact from Dewalt and had a want for some nice set of brushless cordless tools. Maybe overkill since I’m just a DIYer, but I don’t splurge for things too often.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-XR-20-Volt-Max-6-Tool-Brushless-Power-Tool-Combo-Kit-with-Soft-Case-2-Batteries-Included-and-Charger-Included/1000404667
Matthew
This is a good deal but all of these combo kits limit your batteries. If you’re not in a hurry to check every box it can be more beneficial to get one or two tools at a time when there is a good promotion going on.
I had basically built this kit (minus the flashlight) piecemeal over 2 years. It ended up costing me about $100 more but I also ended up with 2 6ah batteries, 2 2ah batteries, 1 1.3ah battery and 1 4ah battery (plus 2 chargers).
carl
Just read an article with comments from the Lowes CEO. Basically he said don’t expect too much for BF. Seems last year Lowes was to generous with the sales. CEO said that was a good thing for the consumer but not so good for the shareholders. So this year BF deals will be on the buy this get that free on the power tools(something Lowes has already put out). It seems that Lowes is not doing well financially as they are closing over 100 stores in Canada.
If one is looking to fill the gift list from Lowes sales this Xmas, I think one would be well advised to shop elsewhere.