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DeWalt DCD771 cordless drill
E4 · Level 2 · A quiet chip Dependable doofus

DeWalt DCD771 cordless drill

DeWalt 20V MAX DCD771 drill driver kit.

$100Buy on Amazon
Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

The best-selling cordless drill in America, with two speeds and a battery that fits a whole family of tools. A chip manages the battery. Nothing pairs.

Off-grid
Runs on battery, crank or solar, so it survives a power cut.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
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=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisDeWalt DCD771 cordless drill
What it replacesSmart oneMilwaukee M18 FUEL with ONE-KEY
2
Power cut
TRUE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
TRUE
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
#DEPENDS
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
#DEPENDS
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
#DEPENDS
#DEPENDS
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
5 of 65/6and one maybe
1 of 61/6and three maybes

The smart one is the Milwaukee M18 FUEL with ONE-KEY.

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Brushed motor, battery chip, no account.

DeWalt DCD771 cordless drill

$100
Off-grid
DeWalt DCD771 cordless drill$100
Buy on Amazon