BLACK+DECKER 40V MAX Trimmer/Edger & Sweeper Combo

(i'm not paid or in any way compensated for this review) We've been using the Black+Decker 40v MAX tools for about 12 years now. I LOVE THEM! One of my favorite purchases ever. They are in my experience, the absolute best yard tools available from a price / performance / convenience perspective. I will admit this is now our third string trimmer, But i ABUSE the heck out of these things! I drop them, toss them, leave them out overnight (rarely, but it happens), and put them to tasks they were never meant to handle. So when you consider that's 6 years of use each, that's a pretty sweet deal. So let's say this trimmer / blower / battery / charger package is $225. That's less than $100 per tool, divided by 6 years. That's less than $20 per year cost of ownership. That's an AMAZING value. These things are BEASTS! In fact our original (12 years) blower is still working mostly fine. I just chose the dual package here now because of the value. The first time out with this new string trimmer today, i did about 80 feet of fence line (see my before and after pics) with about 12" tall weeds, full of woody tree (mostly ligustrum) starts and briars on just one and about 20% of a second battery. We keep about 6 batteries in cycle on our 6-acre, semi-rural property. We've also had their 40v MAX chain saw for about 7 years. It's still going strong. And we just recently got the 40v MAX hedge trimmer, which my wife loves. About the only even semi-complaint i have, And it's not really even a "complaint," as it's an expected thing. is the batteries have about a 2-3 year usable lifespan. So, factor that into the cost of ownership. That could be from $40-$200 or so depending on how many you buy and whether you go with "official" or knockoffs. We keep about 6 batteries in rotation, and haven't noticed much difference between the $40 knock offs and the $90 official B+D batteries. Overall, this is a superb product line, and i couldn't imagine maintaining our property here without them!