Over the past month, I have jumped on the battery bandwagon for several of my OPE. It started with my hedge trimmer (which was admittedly corded) because I liked the freedom of cordless. The Husqvarna one I decided on was super impressive with it's power and long run-time of the new MAX battery system. Just what the doctor ordered. Then the marketing (and sales discounts) drew me in and I've since gone to battery on my string line trimmer and a chainsaw. Stuck with Huskys for both for the ease of battery interchangability. Gotta say, they are impressive as well. Always borrowed a neighbor's chain saw as I rarely have a need, but now don't have to ask anymore. I like the torque of the electric and it's eerily quiet. The string trimmer was kind of an afterthought though, since my 30 year-old Shindawa always gets the job done. But no gas fussing and the line re-spool is stupid simple on the new one. Also it's a straight shaft vs. curved which I have found is worlds easier for me to use, especially to edge. I think this where the evolution will stop for me as I don't have a lot of yard and landscape maintenance to do currently. If I had more to maintain, especially trees to fell/cut-up, I would stick to gas-powered. Also, I will NEVER give up my Honda gas mower or the Stihl backpack blower because I haven't found any worthy rivals in the electron world to match (or beat) their performance. Gonna miss messing with carburetors and the satisfaction of mystical repair with a small ICE tool, but the new stuff is pretty good.