Customer Rating: - A near fit for the job
It's light enough that I can wield it one-handed in tight quarters. With no cord I can lug it easily anywhere in the yard. It is adequately powerful for most of what I intended to cut with it though I noted it could not handle some small branches that my old manual scissor-style clippers could. Still, what it could cut was more quickly and easily done than I could have managed with those old clippers.

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Customer Rating: - Another soild performer in the B&D 18v line
I love this hedge trimmer! I have a fair number of bushes and hedges that need trimming, but always hated having to trim them mainly becuase of the tools. I had a corded model (also a B&D) that cut very well, but the cord was always a real pain -- it always got snagged on something, and I ended up spending more time dealing with the cord than actually trimming. Looked into a gas model, but the weight was an issue, as well as the noise.

The cordless B&D is a fantastic tool! It lets you concentrate on the trimming. Ready to go in a second (no cord to unwind and plug in) and the battery lasts a decent interval. No, it's not an everlasting battery that will run for hours, but that's an easy problem to solve -- just get a second battery so if the first one gives up before you're done, you just pop in another.

Nicely balanced and easy to handle. Highly recommend!!

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Customer Rating: - You will like this product
I own a new 24" electric B&D trimmer, however, I have a large property and a cord would just not do it. I bought a new B&D cordless 22" trimmer and to my surprise after two solid days of cutting I found this trimmer did it all. In fact, I got so taken up with this trimmer I leveled my 25 square miles, not a thing standing, and started on my neighbors when I was arrested for tresspassing, under the influence and carrying a deadly weapon and its only 9 am. Now what am I going to do?

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Customer Rating: - Gardener
It has good power and the fact that it is cordless affords great freedom for the user. I do wish it came with a shorter blade (16 or 18")