What you want for the holidays

In a stay-put real estate market, some of the best gifts are home-improvement tools.

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For the weekend warrior

Porter-Cable Lithium Cordless Four-Piece Combo Kit
$270, lowes.com

In this age of just about everything wireless, there's no reason for power tools to have cords either. This basic tool kit (two saws, a drill, and a work light) is ideal for homeowners because lithium batteries hold their charge between occasional uses (only about 5% of the power dissipates each month).

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Last updated December 11 2009: 9:38 AM ET

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