Two Bosch products, one euro apart in price, and they do different things. One is a cordless screwdriver for assembling furniture. The other is a corded drill that makes holes in walls. Buying the wrong one is the most common mistake in this category, and it is not the buyer's fault: both look like a drill in the photograph.
We stock both. This page is about knowing which one you need before you order.
The €52,99 cordless: a screwdriver, not a drill
The Bosch IXO 7 is a 3,6 V cordless screwdriver. That voltage is the whole story: it produces enough torque to drive a screw into wood, chipboard or a pre-drilled hole, and nowhere near enough to bore a hole in masonry or even in hardwood.
What it is genuinely excellent at:
- Assembling flat-pack furniture, where you have forty screws and a hand screwdriver ruins your wrist.
- Tightening cabinet hinges, shelf brackets, switch plates.
- Anything repetitive, light and indoors.
What it will not do: hang a shelf on a brick wall, drill through a stud, or drive a long screw into oak without a pilot hole. If that is your job, this is the wrong tool, and no amount of technique fixes a 3,6 V motor.
The €51,99 corded: what actually makes holes
The Bosch EasyImpact 600 is a corded impact drill. It plugs into the wall, which means no battery to be flat when you need it, and it has the power to work in masonry with the right bit.
The trade-off is the cable. Working at the top of a ladder or at the far end of a garden means an extension lead, and that is why cordless tools exist. But for a household that drills four times a year — a shelf, a curtain rail, a picture hook — a corded drill is the rational purchase: it costs less than a cordless equivalent, it never needs charging, and it will still work in ten years.
The €31,99 that makes either usable
The Bosch X-Line 50-piece set is the accessory box people forget to buy. It contains the screwdriver bits and drill bits that both machines need, and without it you will be back at the shop the same afternoon looking for a single bit.
If you are buying your first drill, this is not optional. It is part of the tool.
The three we stock
| Model | Price | Class | What you should know | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch Atornillador Ixo 7 - Brand Bosch - Ean: 4053423242140 | 52,99 € | 3,6 V · cordless screwdriver | Drives screws in furniture and hinges. Does not drill walls. | 25 in stock |
| Bosch Drill Impacto Sop Easyimpact 600 With Case 0603133001 | 51,99 € | Corded · impact drill | Makes holes in masonry. Never needs charging. | 25 in stock |
| Bosch Promo Pack X-line 50+ Set Fijacion 2607017523 | 31,99 € | 50-piece bit set | The bits that make either tool usable. Not optional on a first purchase. | 25 in stock |
Bosch Atornillador Ixo 7 - Brand Bosch - Ean: 4053423242140
52,99 €
3,6 V · cordless screwdriver | 25 in stock | 2-year EU warranty | 14-day returns
Bosch Drill Impacto Sop Easyimpact 600 With Case 0603133001
51,99 €
Corded · impact drill | 25 in stock | 2-year EU warranty | 14-day returns
Bosch Promo Pack X-line 50+ Set Fijacion 2607017523
31,99 €
50-piece bit set | 25 in stock | 2-year EU warranty | 14-day returns
The check before you buy
- What will you actually do? Furniture and hinges: the cordless screwdriver. Walls and wood: the corded drill.
- Do you have a socket where you will work? If not, the cordless wins by default, but accept its limits.
- Do you already own bits? If not, add the set. A drill with no bits is an ornament.
- How often? A few times a year favours corded. Weekly favours a cordless system with interchangeable batteries — which is a different purchase.
About batteries, honestly
The IXO has its own internal battery and charges by USB. It is a closed system: when the cell eventually degrades, you replace the tool, not the battery.
The larger Bosch 18 V range works the other way — one battery, many tools — and that is where the real savings are if you plan to buy several. We do not stock the bare 18 V tools without battery in this range, so if you are building a system, ask us before assuming we can supply the body only.
Which bits you will actually use
A fifty-piece set sounds like fifty tools. In practice four or five of them do almost all the work in a home, and knowing which is what keeps the box from becoming a jumble you cannot read.
- Pozidriv (PZ) and Phillips (PH), sizes 1 and 2. Flat-pack furniture, hinges, shelf brackets, switch plates. PZ2 is the single most-used bit in any household, and it is also the first one to wear out, because a worn tip cams out of the screw head and rounds it.
- Torx (T), typically T20 and T25. Appliances, some furniture bolts, bike components, and the security screws on devices that are not meant to be opened.
- Hex or Allen bits. Flat-pack bolts and furniture cam fittings. On a long assembly these are the ones that save your fingers.
- Wood drill bits. For pilot holes. The centring point is what stops the bit wandering across the surface before it bites.
- Masonry drill bits. Recognisable by the flat carbide insert at the tip rather than a sharp point. These are the only ones that will get through brick or concrete, and they must never be used on metal.
Check the listing for the actual mix before buying, because box contents vary by set. What matters is that the sizes you will use are in there, and that the bits are the standard 25 mm hex shank that both tools accept.
Treat them as consumables. When a PZ2 stops gripping and starts spinning in the head, replace that bit rather than forcing it — a rounded screw head costs more to fix than a bit costs to buy.
The pilot hole, and why screws split wood
Most damaged flat-pack panels are not damaged by the drill. They are damaged by a screw driven into a board with no pilot hole, too close to the edge. The screw acts as a wedge: it displaces material sideways, and the board splits along the grain.
The fix is a hole slightly narrower than the solid part of the screw — the shank, not the thread — drilled before the screw goes in. That is also where the corded drill earns its place in a house that mostly assembles furniture: the screwdriver drives screws beautifully, but it cannot make the hole that stops the board splitting.
So the two tools are not alternatives in a workshop, they are two halves of one job. If the budget only stretches to one, buy the one that matches the work you have this month, and add the other when the work changes.
What you will not find on this page
No torque figures in Newton-metres, because they are measured under conditions that do not match driving a screw into a particular piece of wood, and comparing them across brands is misleading.
We also do not claim the cordless screwdriver can "replace a drill". It cannot, and any shop that says so is setting you up for a return.
Delivery and returns
Delivery across the EU takes 3 to 7 business days, with shipping calculated at checkout by destination. Returns within 14 days. Every tool carries the 2-year EU legal warranty.
Frequently asked questions
Can the IXO drill into a wall?
No. It is a 3,6 V screwdriver. It will not bore masonry and will struggle in hardwood.
Is a corded drill still worth buying in 2026?
Yes, for occasional household work. It costs less, never runs out of charge and lasts for years.
Do I need the bit set?
If you do not already own bits, yes. It is what turns either tool into something usable.
What is an impact drill?
A drill that adds a hammering action for masonry. It is not the same as an impact driver, which is for driving screws.
Can I use the IXO for furniture assembly?
That is exactly what it is for, and where it saves the most time.
What we do not sell, and why
We do not invent specifications or stock counts, and we do not list a product we cannot ship this week.
Delivery, returns and warranty
Orders leave our EU warehouse and arrive in 3 to 7 business days. Shipping is calculated at checkout by weight and destination — we do not offer free shipping, and the cost is shown before you pay.
You have 14 days from delivery to return an item under EU distance-selling rules, provided it comes back in the condition it arrived with its accessories. Every item carries a 2-year warranty against manufacturing defects, handled by us rather than by the manufacturer, so there is one contact throughout.
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