I really like the PDC, I was doing a few holes in brick with the hammer drill function, and had forgotten to turn the gear setting up so on 1 and speed 7 it was actually very quite and drilled the wholes satisfactorily.. A good tip if you need to do something where noise is an issue, f.eks a hospital..
I have a CXS which I use whenever it can handle the job, and the now discontinued 14.4v TI impact, which works fine for me, I don't find it as noisy as some of the other impacts..it sits well in the hand.
I think the PDC is extremely versatile, I have all the chucks for except the angle chuck. so it really is a system drill. The 3/8 FF chuck and the Depth Stop chuck are solid pieces of gear that turn the drill into an mechanics lite assembly tool and a drywall screwing champ.. I don't have to worry about the screws being buried too deep into the surface of the wood when used for screwing frames together.
I think it takes awhile to get a feel for the appropriate gear setting and speed settings for the job.. I've snapped a few screws off with it in situations where it was extremely inconvenient ...
