Customer Rating: - B&D Grass Hog
Three times around the yard now (about 4000 sq.ft. total continuous usage) and is still good on original 1st charge. I wouldn't trade this for five gas edgers. It's light, FAST and easy to balance. Great to have second battery as well. I'm very pleased.

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Customer Rating: - 18-volt system is inferior
My yard is quite small, and I cut the whole thing with cordless trimmers. As my old Ryobi began to age, I got a 12-volt Grass Hog. It proved particularly good at cutting the thick Zoysia grass that I planted in desperation in the front yard.

When the Ryobi died, I went looking for another Grass Hog. The 12-volt model was sold out, and would have cost more, so I picked up the 18-volt. It's nice to have two batteries, but they are NiCads. That means they have a "memory". The second battery is useless in this context, because you really need to drain the battery to retain its charging capacity. It takes 9 hours to charge a battery.

When I start out, this model has lots of zip, perhaps too much. By the end, it's barely cutting. The cut is not as even, and it won't do my whole front yard.

Fortunately, I still have the 12-volt to finish up. Its lead-acid battery is not damaged by partial drain. I highly recommend the 12-volt system over this one. It starts out cutting more evenly, and stays at roughly that level longer.

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Customer Rating: - The one I've been searching for!!
This Grass Hog Trimmer is just what I wanted. I have bought others that just couldn't do the job. I have a large yard and so I use both of the batteries and have more than enough to get the job done. There is no more mixing gas, trying to start the motor and being exhausted before you even begin the job. This starts with the flick of a switch, is light weight and does a fantastic job!!! Just get it!!! I am a woman who does all the outside work and loves it!!

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Customer Rating: - good investment; light and durable; not for big jobs
I have used it for two years now. With a newly charged battery (charger and two batteries are supplied) it gives good RPM and power for about 10-15 minutes before it begins to slow down and only cut the small stuff. Each battery lasts about 15-20 minutes in continuous use. Aftere 35 minutes of wacking weeds I am ready to let it rest while it recharges. It is very light and easily adjustable.My only complaint is that the auto-feed line feature really chews up the line at a brisk pace. For this reason I buy big reels (300 feet of 0.065 line for $7 at Lowes rather than the expensive replacment reels from the manufacturer.All in all a very light and handy yard tool, well designed, and functional. Only improvement would be to tame the appetite of the line feed monster.