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Bosch cordless combi drill buying guide

Updated: 22 October 2026

You are looking at a row of Bosch 18 V combi drills on amazon.co.uk, and the cheaper box is not always the smaller kit. This buying guide puts the choice in order: which battery family you can clip on, whether a charger is in the carton, then which listing matches the holes you drill at home. The ten listings were set side by side on 20 October 2026 from amazon.co.uk scope lines, star counts and public Bosch pages. There was no lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Live prices sit on the [Bosch cordless combi drill comparison](/hub/drilling-and-accessories/bosch-cordless-combi-drill).

You are looking at a row of Bosch 18 V combi drills on amazon.co.uk, and the cheaper box is not always the smaller kit.

Our top picks

Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40, 1 x 1.5 Ah

Best overall

Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40, 1 x 1.5 Ah
8.9/10about £64.97
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Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40, 2 x 2.0 Ah

Rank 2

Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40, 2 x 2.0 Ah
9.2/10about £75.23
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Bosch Bosch GSB 18V-65, body and L-BOXX

Alternative

Bosch Bosch GSB 18V-65, body and L-BOXX
6.3/10about £84.99
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On this page
  1. 1.Start with the battery family
  2. 2.Kit or body only
  3. 3.Easy, Universal and Advanced
  4. 4.When the blue GSB listings are the right row
  5. 5.Numbers you should not trust on the listing

Start with the battery family

Bosch sells two 18 V systems that share a voltage and not a battery. Green tools here use POWER FOR ALL packs, often named PBA. Blue Professional tools use AMPShare, with GBA packs on the GSB 18V-25 kit. The POWER FOR ALL alliance says the systems will not be unified and that no adapter is offered. A green pack will not run a GSB, and a blue pack will not run an EasyImpact. If your only Bosch batteries are green, the three blue rows are a second purchase. One UK buyer returned the GSB 18V-25 because their green batteries did not fit. That split is the Bosch green vs blue combi drill page.

Kit or body only

Three listings are bodies. The AdvancedImpact 18V-80 QuickSnap at about £92.99 has no battery, charger or case. The GSB 18V-65 at about £84.99 is an L-BOXX and nothing you can charge. The GSB 18V-110 C at about £149.99 excludes batteries and a charger. A body looks cheaper until you add a pack. Kits with a charger are the four EasyImpact rows, the UniversalImpact 18 at about £103.21, the AdvancedImpact kit at about £139.00, and the GSB 18V-25 at about £149.99 with two 4.0 Ah GBA packs and a GAL 18V-40. Read the scope line, not the word system in the title. A first Bosch drill should be a kit.
Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40, 1 x 1.5 Ah

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Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40, 1 x 1.5 Ah
8.9/10about £64.97
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Easy, Universal and Advanced

Bosch’s DIY guide puts most DIY around 40–80 Nm, as a rule of thumb, not a test of these listings. The UniversalImpact 18 prints 34 Nm, the EasyImpact 18V-38 prints 38 Nm with a 10 mm chuck, the EasyImpact 18V-40 prints 40 Nm with a 13 mm chuck, and the AdvancedImpact 18V-80 prints 82 Nm. The UniversalImpact at about £103.21 draws chuck complaints. For a first green kit, the 13 mm EasyImpact 18V-40 with two 2.0 Ah packs is the usual row. One stated job is the best Bosch cordless combi drill page.

When the blue GSB listings are the right row

Blue rows suit people who already charge Professional packs, or who will start that system and stay on it. They are not a torque upgrade for a green battery. The GSB 18V-65 at about £84.99 lists 65 Nm in the bullets and 55 Nm in the table, plus a 175 mm chuck cell that is the head length. You still need a GBA pack. The GSB 18V-110 C at about £149.99 is 110 Nm, and UK texts describe a chuck that drops the bit and then jams. Bosch rates masonry to 16 mm. It is still a combi. The GSB 18V-25 at the same price is a different tool: two 4.0 Ah packs, a 10 mm chuck, and both 60 Nm and 10 Nm on the table.

Numbers you should not trust on the listing

Several Amazon tables contradict the bullets. Do not average them. EasyImpact 18V-40 tables print battery type CR2032 while the scope line says PBA 18V packs. A coin cell is not the drill battery. The GSB 18V-65 chuck cell of 175 mm is the head length. Use the scope line for what is in the box.

Common questions

Is 40 Nm enough for shelves and plug holes?
For shelves, curtain rails and a few plug holes in ordinary brick, UK reviewers describe the 40 Nm EasyImpact 18V-40, including a brick hole for a TV mount. Bosch’s DIY guide puts roughly 40–80 Nm in the band for most DIY, as a rule of thumb. It is not the figure for dense engineering brick. For flat-pack screws, a lower clutch number matters more than a higher model.
Should I buy the EasyImpact 18V-38 or the 18V-40?
Buy the 18V-40 for a 13 mm chuck and a listing that states impact drilling in masonry. The 18V-38 at about £76.50 has a larger 2.5 Ah pack, a 10 mm chuck and 38 Nm, and these bullets do not repeat a masonry line. Its warranty line is 1 year limited, against 2 years on the 18V-40 listings.
Why is the two-battery EasyImpact dearer with smaller packs?
On these captures two 2.0 Ah packs are about £75.23 and two 1.5 Ah packs are about £83.64. It is the same 40 Nm drill. The dearer kit has the smaller cells.
Should I buy the drill without a battery?
Only if a pack and charger of the same family are already yours. The about £84.99 GSB 18V-65 and the about £92.99 AdvancedImpact body both omit the battery. Add the pack before you call either one cheaper than a kit. A first drill should list a battery and a charger in the scope line.
Is a Professional body the better first drill?
Not in this set. The GSB 18V-110 C lists 110 Nm and no battery, and UK reviews describe a chuck that drops the bit and then jams. The GSB 18V-65 has 35 reviews and two torque figures. A first drill is a complete EasyImpact 18V-40 kit unless the rest of the kit is already blue.

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Sources

Public UK sources from the research digest, last checked on 22 October 2026. Shelf prices and star lines are the amazon.co.uk figures in the display file.

  1. Bosch DIY: cordless drills and combi drills (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  2. Bosch DIY: 18 V POWER FOR ALL (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  3. POWER FOR ALL alliance FAQ (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  4. Bosch Professional: AMPShare (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  5. Bosch Professional: GSB 18V-110 C (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  6. B&Q: EasyImpact 18V-40 kit (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  7. HSE RR1182 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  8. Homebuilding: drilling into brick (retrieved 22 October 2026)