Hugh Jampton wrote in news:qni6pp576wl4$.kojcnbsqb5go.dlg@
40tude.net:

Getting just a little fed up with cheaper garden tools - Wife's *second*
Bosch cordless hedge trimmer packed up today - only a couple of years old
:-(

Looking at Stihl/Viking. Silly prices but are they worth it ?

TIA.

Buy cheap buy twice or thrice is main here I think.

But there are worlds between Bosch(rubbish) and Stihl(top of the range)

Battery ah(Ampere-Hours) is the main point to start and this is displayed
on the box it is packaged in and on the battery its self. You should not
buy anything under 2ah.

Type of battery is so important too NiCad, NiMH and Li-Ion are the main in
UK. and the latter is the most recent.

ALL good tools will be supplied with at least 1 spare battery

I am a Joiner and use Makita Li-Ion tools now, but have always used Makita
since they were available, and still have an old drill using NiCad from the
1980's.

They are not cheap but last a long long time and the batteries are
interchangable in the range.

One last thing, DO NOT BUY A CHEAPO EVEN IF YOU CANT AFFORD A GOOD ONE.

Baz