The Toro 51480 is a powerful electric weed eater for a good price which also features a great edger function with a guiding wheel. However, some users also report certain functionality problems.
* please note the reviews on Amazon are mixed from 2 different tools
Thanks to the brushless motor, the GreenWorks 21142 is a very powerful electric weed eater. It’s designed as a less noisy plus maintenance and fumes-free alternative to gas trimmers, also with a possibility to use various attachments.
* please note the reviews on Amazon are mixed from 3 different tools
The GreenWorks 21272 is our most recommended electric weed eater – for a good price you’ll get a lightweight tool with solid power and many useful adjustments that will make maintaining your yard a lot easier.
The GreenWorks 21212 is a cheap electric weed eater designed for ordinary duties on smaller yards – it’s lightweight, easy to use and has enough power. However, users also mention several problems when working with this tool.
× without battery
The Makita XRU02Z is a solid quality cordless string trimmer – lightweight, comfortable to use and offers many useful adjustments like an edger, tilting head or telescopic shaft.
** please note the reviews on Amazon are mixed from 2 different tools
* including battery and charger
The WORX WG175 is a solid quality cordless string trimmer – it offers a great edger adjustment and many useful features like dual wheels or a tilting head. It is light, has a good power and battery time, but also a few disadvantages.
* including battery and charger
The Black+Decker LST540 is a cordless but (thanks to the brushless motor) very powerful weed eater. It’s capable of performing even lighter and edging tasks, but its disadvantage is a shorter battery time.
* including battery and charger
The GreenWorks 21362 is a cordless but (thanks to the brushless motor) very powerful weed eater. It’s designed as a less noisy and maintenance and fumes-free alternative to gas trimmers, also with a possibility to use various attachments.
* including battery and charger
The GreenWorks 21332 is a solid quality cordless weed eater – it offers enough power, plenty of battery time and also some useful features like tilting head or an edger adjustment – however, some users also report problems with particular components.
* including battery and charger
The Black & Decker LST136W is our most recommended cordless weed eater – and also one of the most popular on the market. Easy to handle, lightweight and with solid power and battery time.
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