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The string advance never works for me and I end up manually having to flip it over to pull string. Battery life has held up decent and I can edge my sidewalks and trim my 1/4 acre yard in one charge.
I paid around the same a few years ago on a Target clearance and would recommend at this price if you're a Green works fan and/or looking for battery options vs gas.
For the trimmer, this has "12 inch cut path with .065 single line auto feed for easy line advance." 0.065 is the lowest-end thinnest line, so it's for trimming new light grass growth like along a path or driveway. All other low-end models like Ryobi and B&D also will use the 0.065 line. it's not good for heavy weeds and undergrowth.
The next step up gives you 0.080 which is quite a bit stronger and tougher. They reason they don't put those on the little trimmers is that they need more motor power (and also more battery usage) to effectively spin that heavier line without bogging down the motor.
Once you get to the higher-end you can find 0.105 line or even 0.120.
This is a very good price with battery included (battery normally worth about this much alone.) In general I've been pleased with the GW stuff, both low and high-end. But I wouldn't get into their low-end as a start. (I already had some tools in that line). If you already have a lot of Ryobi stuff you might stick with that if you just want a light-duty trimmer and blower.
On the other hand, you can get 2 x 4ah ryobi 18v batteries + a free tool during promotion for 100.
Tool is good. Battery is too expensive. I will never buy again.
Since mine is aging now. I bought a dewalt(sd-$50) and bought 2 off-brand 6ah batteries for $55. Charger was another 22. That is dewalt trimmer + 2x 6ah batteries + charger for $125
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If you have a very small area that never gets thick, then this will be suitable. I could only imagine how frustrating that edger would be for me. For a typical yard, you have to step up to 60V-80V machines to have correctly sized tools.
The string advance never works for me and I end up manually having to flip it over to pull string. Battery life has held up decent and I can edge my sidewalks and trim my 1/4 acre yard in one charge.
I paid around the same a few years ago on a Target clearance and would recommend at this price if you're a Green works fan and/or looking for battery options vs gas.
Edit: The aftermarket head also takes .080 line instead of the wimpy .065 line
in general 24V seems better than 18V
I have no problem finishing the perimeter grass my lawnmower misses, but I wouldn't use the 24V version to try and clear out a large area of weeds, at least not regularly.
Heads up, if you have a chase freedom ultimate card and pay with 1 point you'll get a $15 credit applied automatically. It showed up when I was checking out. $59 total for me!