Not only are the batteries a pain to remove, their performance is horrible. My unit is less than a year old with light use and the batteries wont hold a charge when sitting on the shelf out of the tool even with a fresh charge they don't have a whole lot of life to them. My old Makita I bought in 1995 still had far superior battery performance to this piece of junk. Unfortunately I gave the makita away when I bought this thing, bad move.Get more detail about Skil 2887-05 18-Volt 2-Speed 3/8-Inch Drill/Driver Kit.
