I just purchased my second copy of this drill. I got the original version which is nearly identical when it first came out, very likely 9+ years ago. To this day, its still my go-to drill for 80% of small quick tasks, and the original battery still holds a charge.I was very pleasantly surprised by this new one. It is pretty much identical molding, but seems to be a little bit stronger motor, and faster rotation. The Gyro sensitivity is the same, allowing you to feather the speed perfectly.I am pretty much exclusively a Milwaukee M12/M18 user, but this is the one DeWalt product I can't live with out. I had no other reason to buy a second one, other than to make sure I have this one for another 10 years just incase they discontinue the product.