I just purchased one for 199 with six amp battery and charger. I got it for the battery because it was basically the same price and it included a charger and a string trimmer. I really like it.

I have other Milwaukee tools and that’s why I went with Milwaukee.
I used it around and was impressed by how much battery time you got

Lots of info to consider.
My cordless is an older Dewalt and a Ryobi
Impact.
So basically I will be starting a new Battery platform.
Thx for all the great advice and reviews.

I have a lot of M18 Milwaukee tools (+10) and use the blower a lot. I have the Milwaukee trimmer but use the edger attachment most. I'll probably use the trimmer more if/when I start having problems with my Stihl trimmer. I prefer the Stihl gas trimmer just due to weight/balance.

Junk gas ruin's every kind of small engine now days so i went battery powered a few years ago, weed eater and blower. I don't do alot of either so it works for me, if had ALOT of it to do they wouldn't get the job done. Craftsman 20 volt stuff is what i have.

Milwaukee here, started with the blower. Needed something easy to blow leaves of the patio around hot tub. I already had a bunch of battery’s. The tools just keep growing. String trimmer works great around camp. By battery’s on Black Friday , always the best deal.

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I have battery powered Craftsman, Kobalt, and EGO.

Craftsman is complete junk, don't waste your money. The only Kobalt I have is a chainsaw and I love it. Small, light and flat gets the job done. I have an EGO mower. IMO it's not even in the same category as the others. EGO is a beast. If I was going to start up a line of battery powered lawn equipment it would be EGO.... out of what I have used.

been using my ryobi trimmer for 8 years now 18 volt also a pole saw 18 volt no issues Don't know about new stuff but mine works great my drill and other accessories are the blue color dont know how old they are but still working fine and have seen a lot of use