I'm not in the first flush of youth and have arthritis, so I find most hedge trimmers far too heavy for prolonged use. Also, I'd bought cordless things before and wasn't impressed by the battery life on the majority of them. But this hedgecutter is brilliant. It's incredibly light, easy to use, cuts well and, best of all, the battery lasts for ages. I have a reasonably sized garden with hedges and shrubs which need trimming scattered all over, but so far, I've never managed to exhaust the battery even on a whole afternoon's, admittedly intermittent, trimming. I really recommend this cutter for lightness, good cutting, battery life and portability.