American Gardener 24-Volt Yard Stick Cordless Edger/Trimmer 900053

Pros: Quality materials, affordable, quiet, odorless, reasonable performance overall
Cons: (as expected) only about 30 minutes runtime, NiCD battery

Although I'm not a home-owner, I like a clean and neat garden. One piece of hardware that was missing was a weed-trimmer. I did not want a gas-powered one, since they stink and make noise, but an electrical cord would be out of the question as well since ...

Pros: Easy to start and easy to use. Battery life was an hour.
Cons: You can't go to a store to buy replacement parts.

I bought this trimmer last year at Menards and love it and used it a few times last year and today for the first time this year. I bumped the casing around the string on a brick and it cracked the casing and fell off. I am a little ...