It does what it is supposed to do, and by not having a chord or a gas motor, maneuverability with its small size. The lawnmower function is a plus, but manage your expectations before you buy it for that purpose. We have a 130 square foot front yard and that's barely enough for the one battery charge to handle. It also does not have a wide footprint so you'll be moving back and forth a great deal in order to get that job done. I definitely recommend purchasing a second battery to finish the job. Its ability to turn into an edger puts it ahead of most weeders. I like it, but I don't love it. Updated: Recently, the spool stopped working properly and it will no longer feed the line automatically. Several times, I've had to manually unwind the string, but that got very old. I'm now moving it from 4 stars to 1 star.

I ordered this with great hesitation. I have NEVER mowed a lawn before or worked with any mower, but I just bought a house and found myself needing one since Florida has been rainy and the grass was out of control! I read the reviews and figured I would give it a try. I'm glad I did! It is compact, and works great for my smaller yard. I cut my front yard in less than 30 minutes, and (like the reviews said) the battery did die at the end. No biggie- just popped in the other battery. I do DEFINITELY recommend buying the compatible fast charger; the two batteries are plenty for my front and back yard, but the charger that comes with it takes 4 hours to charge. The fast charger had the unit ready to go within 1 hour. Overall, I think it's worth the money and a great buy for a woman (or man) who hasn't much experience with yard work and needs just enough to get the job done. Even the edger left clean lines and my lawn looks great! My dog watched from the window, and even HE was impressed! I took one star away because you have to keep the handle held down while you mow which can be a bit of pain until you're used to it. Basically like vacuuming with a trigger. Still- great product that I'd buy again.

So far, I am very impressed! I live in Colorado, where it is hilly and uneven and rocky. There are places I just can't push a lawnmower, or ride a riding mower. This little machine fits the bill so far! I'm able to easily push it uphill in the "mowing" position, and quickly switch to trimmer when I need to. The batteries don't last all that long, but it comes with 2 batteries, and you can order more. The convenience of this machine outweighs that little inconvenience for me. The trimmer is quite powerful, and is so much lighter than a gas trimmer. I haven't had any trouble with the trimmer cord, and it really does feed itself without having to bump it, like we used to have to do. I had a friend who laughed at it when she watched me unbox it, but after she used it, she was a believer!

After reading the mixed reviews, I was apprehensive about this purchase but am so glad I made it. I'm also very glad I decided on the CORDED version. After a recent move, I'm only responsible for taking care of my small, living-room sized back lawn. Rocky pavers in the side yard made lugging even my little push mower to the back a chore, and storage space in the garage is limited. Thus, on paper, this appeared to meet all my requirements: light enough to carry (rather than wheel) from garage to the back of the house, and very easy to store when broken apart. However, I've owned other B+D cordless products before (trimmer, leaf blower, hedge trimmer) and am familiar with their downsides: the batteries take a long time to charge, they have reasonable power for about 15 minutes and then slowly peter out, they need to be replaced about every two years, and forgetting to charge them is an all-too-convenient excuse to postpone yard work). So I decided to go with the less-popular corded version, and I'm very glad I did. It has about 2x to 3x the power of my B+D cordless trimmer, and of course, the power never dies out. In mower form, this product is incredibly easy to use and feels more like using a vacuum than a lawn mower. In fact, the similarities to a vacuum made it easy to keep the cord out of the way--hold the cord in one hand and push the mower with the other. The results were a low, even, professional mow that does not have the heavy wheel marks of a gas mower or the choppy quality of a push mower. Once detached from the trimmer, the mower deck can be washed off with a hose. The pieces are now hanging separately off hooks in my garage, taking up no floor space. Highly recommend.

I bought this unit because I needed a small, lightweight mower that I could transport back and forth to my mom's house. I'm happy it came with two battery packs but it turns out my job is small enough that I only need one. So far, this little guy fit my needs; I can lift it with one hand and use it as a trimmer and edger. Below are my thoughts on each feature:

MOWER

This was my primary concern. I only have to mow a very small patch of lawn. It's brand new grass, but it's grown so long. That said, the mower did well on areas that it trimmed; but rows of grass got pressed flat by the wheels, so those blades did not get cut by the trimmer. I wouldn't blame the mower for that, because I can't see that any mower could reach blades that are lying flat. I suppose as the grass blades thicken up and stand up better, I will have less problem with that. What I did in the interim was mow like I was pushing a vacuum cleaner with one hand while raking the grass blades upright with the other. The blades that were cut were even to the ground but they look somewhat swirled.

The platform can be adjusted but that's nowhere to be seen in the manual. I only knew about it because of a sticker placed on the platform, but it's not immediately clear how to do that. You have to reach under and pull the axle. There is only low and high and it comes set on high. I like the default setting.

The handle also telescopes. That is not in the instructions, either, but I played around with it, figuring there's no way they only want short people to use this thing. Basically, you unlock the handle like you want to tilt the head but instead, pull the handle out.

TRIMMER

Changing from mower to trimmer to edger and back is super quick and easy. It's one of the best things about this combo. The trimmer action itself is superb. I have no complaints.

EDGER

Ditto for the edger. It converts easily from edger to trimmer and vice versa, and it cuts like a dream.

OVERALL IMPRESSION

Because I have to push like a vacuum cleaner, I wouldn't recommend this as a mower for large areas. That would be too inefficient. Small areas like what I have are fine. The trimmer/edger works like any other trimmer/edger, so if you want something primarily for trimming/edging, I highly recommend this unit.