Mettes
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Let's start with the numbers, prices from the Festool Belgium website (VAT included)
ETSC 2 150-basic - €551,51 - comes with cordless sander, Systainer, dustbag and edge protector
ETSC 2 150 4,0 I-plus - €913,25 - comes with the above and two 4,0h batteries and charger TCL 6
ETS EC 150/5 EQ-plus - €848,00 - corded sander, Systainer, plug-it cord
What is your first thought, seeing these prices?
Mine was that we are either getting a lot of bang for the buck when buying the basic cordless sander, or that the corded sander is (way) overpriced.
They are both sanders with a pad, housing, an engine, and electronics. One works on main power and the other one 18v, but that's the only difference.
On top of that you get an edge protector and a dustbag with the cordless sander, and the ringlight.
In fact the set with the batteries seems to me a better buy than the corded, for €65 extra you get the flexibility of two batteries you can use on a lot of other tools.
The weight of the two sanders:
cordless with the 4,0 battery - 1,8kg
cordless with 3,0 battery - 1,6kg
corded - 1,5kg
So unless you're sanding overhead, the difference is, I think, negligible.
Weight balance with the battery is OK, for as far as I can tell. I held it at a demo for a short time, didn't sand with it.
I have no idea of runtime and that, to me, is the biggest question mark/drawback of the cordless.
There are off course situations where a corded sander is in the advantage, sanding all day, in a shopenvironment,...
But for most of us?
I have a ETS EC 150/5 since many years and I absolutely love that sander. It's perfectly balanced, low vibrations, perfect dust collection, everything you can wish for in a sander.
I'm thinking about getting an extra eccentric sander, but I doubt it will be corded...
Hans
ETSC 2 150-basic - €551,51 - comes with cordless sander, Systainer, dustbag and edge protector
ETSC 2 150 4,0 I-plus - €913,25 - comes with the above and two 4,0h batteries and charger TCL 6
ETS EC 150/5 EQ-plus - €848,00 - corded sander, Systainer, plug-it cord
What is your first thought, seeing these prices?
Mine was that we are either getting a lot of bang for the buck when buying the basic cordless sander, or that the corded sander is (way) overpriced.
They are both sanders with a pad, housing, an engine, and electronics. One works on main power and the other one 18v, but that's the only difference.
On top of that you get an edge protector and a dustbag with the cordless sander, and the ringlight.
In fact the set with the batteries seems to me a better buy than the corded, for €65 extra you get the flexibility of two batteries you can use on a lot of other tools.
The weight of the two sanders:
cordless with the 4,0 battery - 1,8kg
cordless with 3,0 battery - 1,6kg
corded - 1,5kg
So unless you're sanding overhead, the difference is, I think, negligible.
Weight balance with the battery is OK, for as far as I can tell. I held it at a demo for a short time, didn't sand with it.
I have no idea of runtime and that, to me, is the biggest question mark/drawback of the cordless.
There are off course situations where a corded sander is in the advantage, sanding all day, in a shopenvironment,...
But for most of us?
I have a ETS EC 150/5 since many years and I absolutely love that sander. It's perfectly balanced, low vibrations, perfect dust collection, everything you can wish for in a sander.
I'm thinking about getting an extra eccentric sander, but I doubt it will be corded...
Hans
