Comments on: Finds: Makita’s BMR100 — Long Plays at the Worksite http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/20/finds-makitas-bmr100-long-plays-at-the-worksite/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:07:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: tom http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/20/finds-makitas-bmr100-long-plays-at-the-worksite/#comment-129700 tom Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:11:09 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/20/finds-makitas-bmr100-long-plays-at-the-worksite/#comment-129700 This Radio is much better than the Dewalt or Bosch if you want a job radio that you are going to move around. The Bosch and Dewalt have chargers, lines in, cd players big speakers, gfci outlets, etc. That makes them huge. I want a small radio that makes good tunes. I tried them all out and when I stick this one in a corner it has the best sound to size ratio by far. This Radio is much better than the Dewalt or Bosch if you want a job radio that you are going to move around. The Bosch and Dewalt have chargers, lines in, cd players big speakers, gfci outlets, etc. That makes them huge. I want a small radio that makes good tunes. I tried them all out and when I stick this one in a corner it has the best sound to size ratio by far.

]]> By: Mel E. http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/20/finds-makitas-bmr100-long-plays-at-the-worksite/#comment-40073 Mel E. Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:42:28 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/20/finds-makitas-bmr100-long-plays-at-the-worksite/#comment-40073 I think Makita really missed a chance here. They have the most basic spartan radio out there. No charger, no aux input, no 12v outlet, no weatherband, no 110 gfi outlet. What did the vp of r&f think? To much trouble to put all that together wo we'll just leave it out. I really think a charger and a aux input are minimals to have in a radio now. The bosch stands out due to all of its features, and the Dewalt to almost as many features and rugedness. I think Makita really missed a chance here. They have the most basic spartan radio out there. No charger, no aux input, no 12v outlet, no weatherband, no 110 gfi outlet. What did the vp of r&f think? To much trouble to put all that together wo we’ll just leave it out. I really think a charger and a aux input are minimals to have in a radio now. The bosch stands out due to all of its features, and the Dewalt to almost as many features and rugedness.

]]> By: Mike http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/20/finds-makitas-bmr100-long-plays-at-the-worksite/#comment-5971 Mike Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:02:17 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/20/finds-makitas-bmr100-long-plays-at-the-worksite/#comment-5971 I'd pay $199 if it had a line in. I’d pay $199 if it had a line in.

]]> By: Rob http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/20/finds-makitas-bmr100-long-plays-at-the-worksite/#comment-4381 Rob Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:53:55 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/20/finds-makitas-bmr100-long-plays-at-the-worksite/#comment-4381 The Milwaukee, while unable to fit behind the seat in a pickup, does have weatherband and a line in. The Milwaukee, while unable to fit behind the seat in a pickup, does have weatherband and a line in.

]]> By: Myself http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/20/finds-makitas-bmr100-long-plays-at-the-worksite/#comment-4380 Myself Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:24:24 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/11/20/finds-makitas-bmr100-long-plays-at-the-worksite/#comment-4380 This looks fairly compact too, a departure from the kitchen-sink radios common to other systems. (Ryobi's is also rather petite, but the DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Bosch versions look like they might not even fit behind the seat in a pickup cab!) And they STILL haven't thought to include a weather alert radio. Le sigh. This looks fairly compact too, a departure from the kitchen-sink radios common to other systems. (Ryobi’s is also rather petite, but the DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Bosch versions look like they might not even fit behind the seat in a pickup cab!)

And they STILL haven’t thought to include a weather alert radio. Le sigh.

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