Makita HP457DWE Review: Japanese brand entry level drill

Makita is a Japanese company with more than a century of expertise in power tools and garden equipment. The manufacturer’s range includes drills and angle grinder, circular saws, brush cutters and vacuum cleaners.

The Makita HP457DWE screwdriver drill has a rhythmic function and is powered by 18 V Li-ion batteries. Be careful, however, that this drill belongs to a “hobby” range from the Japanese, whose batteries do not match the set. Makita Tool Park. The HP457DWE exhibits very simple characteristics, including a torque of 42 Nm, rotational speed not exceeding 1,400 rpm and a brushed motor.

There are several packages for the Makita HP 457D. The first has a single 1.5A battery and responds to the name HP457DW. The second, tested here, is the HP457DWE with a second battery of the same capacity. The HP457DWE10 The previous version adds a set of 74 parts. Finally, the See HP457DWEX4 Replaces the plastic box with an aluminum storage box, has 2 1.5A batteries and the same accessories.

All our tests were carried out with a Makita 18V 1.5A battery.