wrote:

I don't need a screwdriving facility, really -- I just need to drill

Power screwdriving (if you have not done much in the past) is like many
things a skill that takes some learning. At first it will seem harder
and more cumbersome than using a manual screw driver. However once it
becomes second nature, you will never want to go back to the old way of
doing it.

Even the best mains drills tend to be poor at screw driving (unless they
are specialy designed for it like dry wall drivers). Often they are too
long, which makes the task of getting the bit in the screw one handed
difficult (having the main hand hold at the back of the drill does not
help either). The delivery of torque from an AC motor is never as smooth
as that from a DC motor with a good speed controller, and, as has been
mentioned, a torque limiter is usually missing.

holes in kitchen cabinet doors prior to fitting handles etc. Or in
breezeblock for hanging pictures and shelving. Or through tiles, maybe.

A mid range battery drill driver sounds like it would be better suited.
More than enough power for the job (even a 9V model will sink 2" 10
guage screws straight into softwood without a pilot hole). A 12V or
14.4V one will cope with most other jobs unless you want to turn things
like hole saws etc. (don't get too carried away with the numbers though,
a good quality 12V drill will perform as well or better than a nasty 18V
one).

--
Cheers,

John.

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