Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Background: I'm a typical suburban home owner. I've been through a variety of 18v/36v/40v Black & Decker, and more recently, Greenworks 40v outdoor tools. As of this week when I got this blower, my outdoor tool rack and charging area (along with a chainsaw and mower), is definitely green themed. I was very impressed with this blower. My current champion of blowing is the Greenworks brushless 40v blower. The Greenworks is full featured with a tube and bagger that lets it mulch leaves, and has a positively huge 40v 4ah battery on it. The DeWalt performs similarly however, while being smaller with a lighter/smaller tool battery... in fact it outlasted the Greenworks (see below). One thing I really see when comparing the two is that the Greenworks has a long necked-down tube with the statement "185 MPH" on it... what they fail to mention is the CFM which probably isn't that great. The DeWalt, on the other hand, has a large tube all the way out and the output covers a much greater area. They both have similar overall output/usefulness, and both have roughly the same sound level... the Greenworks has more of a "classic" blower sound, while the DeWalt, with its' turbine/jet style setup, has more of a high pitched buzzing sound. One thing I really liked on the DeWalt is the instant-on trigger versus the Greenworks. To start the DeWalt, just squeeze. To start the Greenworks you have to push the power button, push the turbo button (to get full power), THEN dial up a speed on the wheel (there's not a trigger). Here's a real-world battery test. I timed both blowers at full possible speed and what I judge to be comparable outputs. DeWalt blower on full throttle, Greenworks on full, plus "turbo" button engaged. Greenworks run-time: 12:17 Dewalt run-time: 19:23 So, yeah, the DeWalt ran for half again as long. The Greenworks was left cooling down while I used the DeWalt all over the back yard. After the test was complete, both batteries were warm but not hot and the cutoff on both was electronic/immediate. They also both started out on the chargers with overheat/cooldown warnings on the charger before they would charge. That seems a common theme with li-ion battery setups. pros: great run-time especially considering the tiny battery it uses wider/larger coverage while providing similar "oomph" as a comparable blower that is necked down no power-on and turbo buttons... pull the trigger, get instant-on full power. compares favorably/reasonable with a tool that is double the power/voltage. cons: no extra features/options. This is just a blower, nothing more. Not really a con depending on what you expect still fairly loud... comparable to other electric blowers... has a buzzy sound