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Makita DP4020 corded drill
D4 · Level 1 · Electric, no logic An electric rock

Makita DP4020 corded drill

Makita DP4020 1/2-inch corded drill.

$86Buy on Amazon
Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

A 5.5-amp motor, ball bearings and a variable-speed trigger. No battery to age, so it works the same in fifteen years as it does today.

Repairable
Opens with common tools, spare parts are available, and replacement parts work without the maker unlocking them.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisMakita DP4020 corded drill
What it replacesSmart oneMilwaukee M18 FUEL with ONE-KEY
2
Power cut
FALSE
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
TRUE
#DEPENDS
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
5 of 65/6
1 of 61/6and three maybes

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

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Plugs in. Never dies halfway through a hole.

Makita DP4020 corded drill

$86
Repairable
Makita DP4020 corded drill$86
Buy on Amazon