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Year tested
2024
2024
2016
2024
2024
2024
2024
2021
2024
2021
2016
2012
2024
Comments
Good points
- Good trimming performance, but it feels slightly underpowered, especially when cutting thicker branches
- Very good handles, very comfortable for horizontal and vertical trimming as the cutting head can be rotated
- Light enough
- Well balanced
- Very good visibility while trimming hedges
- Good trimming performance, but it feels slightly underpowered, especially when cutting thicker branches
- Good handles, comfortable for horizontal and vertical trimming
- Light enough
- Good visibility while trimming hedges
- Has a trigger lock for extra safety
- Lightweight
- Excellent controls
- Good handles; comfortable wrap around handle for both horizontal and vertical edging, even though it doesn't rotate
- Good handles, comfortable for horizontal and vertical trimming
- Light enough
- Good visibility while trimming hedges
- Slight vibration only
- Has a trigger lock for extra safety (but it is small)
- Very good trimming performance, feels powerful, and cuts thicker branches easily
- Very good handles, very comfortable for horizontal and vertical trimming as the cutting head can be rotated
- Very good visibility while trimming hedges
- Has a trigger lock for extra safety
- Very good trimming performance, feels powerful, and cuts thicker branches easily
- Good handles, comfortable for horizontal and vertical trimming
- Light enough
- Well balanced
- Good visibility while trimming hedges
- Very good controls
- Has an on/off button
- Good trimming performance, but it feels slightly underpowered, especially when cutting thicker branches
- Good handles, comfortable for horizontal and vertical trimming
- Lightweight
- Very good visibility while trimming hedges
- Very good controls
- Minimal vibration
- Good handles, comfortable for horizontal and vertical trimming.
- Lightweight.
- Well balanced.
- Very good visibility while trimming hedges.
- Very good switches.
- Good trimming performance, but it feels slightly underpowered, especially when cutting thicker branches
- Good handles, comfortable for horizontal and vertical trimming
- Lightweight
- Very good visibility while trimming hedges
- Very good controls
- Slight vibration only
- Very good trimming performance, feels powerful, and cuts thicker branches easily.
- Good handles, comfortable for horizontal and vertical trimming.
- Light enough.
- Very good switches.
- Has a trigger lock for extra safety.
- Very good trimming performance, feels quite powerful and cuts thicker branches fairly easily
- Excellent controls
- Good handles; comfortable wrap around handle for both horizontal and vertical edging even though it doesn't rotate
- Good visibility while trimming hedges
- Excellent battery life, the battery lasts more than 90 minutes
- Excellent trimming performance, feels very powerful, cuts thicker branches easily
- Excellent wrap-around handle at the front, and the rear handle can be rotated 180° for vertical or horizontal trimming
- Well-balanced unit
- Very good controls
- Good trimming performance, but it feels slightly underpowered, especially when cutting thicker branches
- Good handles, comfortable for horizontal and vertical trimming
- Lightweight
- Well balanced
- Very good visibility while trimming hedges
- Very good controls
- Minimal vibration
Bad points
- Noticeable vibration but not too uncomfortable
- Noticeable vibration but not too uncomfortable
- Cutting head guard is just a soft plastic sleeve which is hard to put back on
- Only OK trimming performance, it feels a little underpowered and struggles a little with thicker branches
- Noticeable vibration, but it's not too uncomfortable
- Only OK visibility while trimming hedges - restricted by the hand guard
- Borderline trimming performance, feels underpowered, and struggles a lot with thicker branches
- Cutting head guard is hard to slide to remove and put back on
- Noticeable vibration but not too uncomfortable
- Noticeable vibration but not too uncomfortable
- None to mention
- Borderline trimming performance, feels underpowered, and struggles a lot with thicker branches.
- Vibration is uncomfortable.
- Cutting head guard is hard to slide to remove and put back on
- Noticeable vibration but not too uncomfortable.
- Visibility while trimming hedges is slightly blocked by the battery compartment.
- Fairly heavy
- Vibration is quite uncomfortable
- Feels fairly heavy, especially with prolonged use
- None to mention
Features
Hand guard
Wrap around front handle
Blade extension
Yes (except on the first 5 to 6 blade teeth on each side)
Yes (on every set of comb teeth)
Yes (on every set of comb teeth)
Yes (on every set of comb teeth)
Yes (on every set of comb teeth)
Yes (except on the first 5 to 6 blade teeth on each side)
Yes (on every set of comb teeth)
Yes (except on the first 5 blade teeth)
Yes (on every set of comb teeth)
Rotating head
Specifications
Weight (kg)
3.8
3.3
2.6
3.6
4.6
3.1
3
2.3
2.8
3.7
4.7
4.2
2.6
Blade length (cm)
55
55
45
55
66
50
50
46
40
45
50
50
51
Tooth gap (cm)
3.8
3
1.8
3.3
3.8
3.1
2.8
1.9
2.2
2.3
3
2.2
2.5
Battery voltage (V)
18
36
18
18
56
18
18
18
18
36
36
Not applicable
18
Claimed battery charge time (min)
Not stated
115
50
75
50
60
110
150
80
95
60
Not applicable
80
Noise at user's position (db)
84
84
86
82
88
88
75
84
83
84
88
90
77
Noise at 7.5m (db)
63
66
65
63
68
69
57
65
64
64
63
68
58
Sustainability
Warranty (yrs)
6
2
2
3
5
5
5
5
6
2
Not stated
Not stated
5
Country of origin
Vietnam (body); China (charger, battery)
China
China
China
China
China (body, charger); Hungary (battery).
Chiny (body, charger); Vietnam (battery)
China
Vietnam (body, battery); China (charger)
Austria
Austria
Germany
China
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