Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is my first Blower/Vac of any kind so I really have no basis for comparison. I was pleased with the performance. It has a low and high setting with a thumbwheel that goes from 0 to 5 -- so essentially you have 10 different speeds -- 5 in high and 5 in low. I have a garden railroad and wanted to blow leaves out of some delicate areas and it blows leaves just fine at the lowest setting. I only have one medium size tree in my yard -- a Japanese Zelkova that has small leaves. It vacuums the leaves very well. I had it set on high and the 3 setting and it vacuumed the leaves right up -- even some of which were wet. It mulches the leaves fairly fine which allows you to get a lot more in a yard waste bag. It's difficult to tell when the attached bag Is full, you just have to guess. The bag has a zipper on the side and it empties fairly easily. If you have a huge yard with lots of trees you might want to buy another battery or just take a break and save your energy for another day. The battery has a button on the side with 4 led lights that tells you the amount of charge remaining, which I found convenient. The power didn't seem to decline a whole lot when the battery started to get discharged. The item is a little pricey but the trade off is not having to drag an extension cord all over or mix gas and oil and worry about the thing starting which is worth it to me.