Looks like the next generation of batteries is here.

[Richard McComas]

http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/ezine/toolpreview.cfm

[Chuck Fischer]

I read the article the other day, I've always been a fan of milwaukee tools, but you know they are going to cost a fortune when they hit the shelves. My dad got one of the very first cordless milwuakees, its a 9.6 volt... yeah he's replaced and rebuilt the batteries a few times over the years, but he loves that drill. I even got him a 12 volt Makita one time, but he liked the milwaukee better, and gave me the Makita. Long story short, the batteries on the Makita are dead and gone and I was seriously considering a new milwaukee 14 volt until I read the reviews in wood magazine. The Dewalt sure looks nice.

Chuck

[Matt Woodworth]

Are we sure they are better? I'll reserve judgement until they are proven. Sometimes the bigger batteries don't last as long. For normal batteries, I thought this was a pretty good article: http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/h00106.asp