Considering it used to take me about 3 hours with my old corded hedge cutter, I charged both batteries, expecting to easily need both, ready for another long assault on my conifer hedge. After cutting the first swathe, I actually took a step back, amazed at how easily it had managed. Being cordless, I'd expected it to struggle, but it managed to cut through some surprisingly thick branches, easily as thick as the budget corded cutter I previously used. It's light, well balanced and without the worry of a cable to cut, you can get so much more done in the same time. I'd finished the entire hedge on one battery, in less than an hour. It basically made what was normally a long and painful job almost trivial. Now I've tried one, I would never go back to a corded hedge cutter, cordless is just so much safer, as well as being easier to use. Well done Bosch, 5 stars, flawless.