Skoorb,
You can't go wrong with Milwakee (sp?), Bosch, or Dewalt and they are all in the same price ballpark. Porter Cable is excellent also but I think they tend to run a little high compared to other tools of similar capability. I've had hit or miss luck with Craftsman power tools. Corded drills give you the advantage of generally being less expensive compared to an equally powerful cordless, and they don't run out of batter life. But cordless drills give you the advantage of instant setup and decent run time, for anything less than putting together a huge deck or re-planking the Atlantic City boardwalk, the cordless models listed above would do what you want without a problem. I've got a Dewalt 12v cordless and I love it, it's got enough power to twist the heads off of deck screws (repeatedly, don't ask how I know, just trust me) and it's battery lasts long enough to get most home projects done without needing a recharge. Also, my drill came with 2 batteries and a quick charger, completely dead batteries are recharged in about 30 minutes.
One thing to note, Dewalt is actually made by (or is part of) Black and Decker, it's their heavier duty line of equipment. I'm not sure if any of the other manufacturers are co-produced like this. Bottom line, you should only need to spend between $120 and $175 to get a really good cordless drill which will be more than adequate for most home projects.
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