If the 300-Piece Ryobi Drill and Drive Kit is not available, or if you just want an inexpensive yet very basic kit, we recommend the Ryobi 95-Piece Drill and Impact Drive Kit. This kit includes a general-use bit selection, as well as sets of brad point bits, masonry bits, and spade bits. There’s also a collection of driver bits and some nut drivers. This kit has a couple duplicate bits, but nothing on the scale found in the 300-piece set. The 95-Piece Ryobi’s main downside, compared with the larger Ryobi kit, is a lack of variety. It doesn’t have as many general-use bits, brad point bits, masonry bits, spade bits, drive bits, or nut drivers, and it’s missing a hole saw. It also lacks the convenience accessories that we like so much in the 300-piece set: the countersink, drill stops, and center punch. These omissions drive down the overall cost of the set, but also its usability. An example to highlight the differences between the two sets: The biggest hole the 95-piece set can drill is 1 inch, compared with the larger set, which provides a 2⅛-inch hole saw. For these reasons we prefer the larger set. But as an alternative, this one covers the basics at a reduced price.
