Some of you guys were talking on here last week about Using the 1/2" 18 v Li hammer drill and the fact that running it in 3rd(High speed) could do a lot of damage to the drill. I was at HD over the weekend picking up some caulk and Makita was there with a semi full of their latest tools. I asked one of the guys about it as I have that drill and he showed me the new drill and basically what they did was go back to two speeds to avoid damaging the drill in hammer 3rd speed. Also I really like their new 10" SCMS (I have the previous model about 1 year old) as it will cut taller crown and basically cut anything their 12" SCMS will cut. Nice changes