I bought my first one a few months ago after using Echo brand for years. I have been very happy with my purchase . Both the trimmer and edger work very well. I liked it so much I bought a second one for future use that I haven’t even taken out of the box yet. Best value for this type tool that I have found.

My daughter bought one two years ago that I kept borrowing. Finally decided to get one of my own. Ordered online and it was delivered within 2 days. Great service.

Bought this item since it combined the trimmer/edger features. It was a great value for them both. It is easy to switch between the two and sufficient power for what in need in my yard. Great buy.

Have used trimmer and edger attachments several times. Easy to switch attachments. Easy start motor. Only issue is the edger guide plate. There is a silver metal guide plate on the edger attachment. Only thing, regardless of which depth setting you place the wheel/guide plate, the guide plate sticks down too far and makes it difficult to push the edger along the cutting path. I took a drimmel metal cutting wheel and cut off the guide plate. Now the edger glides easily on the wheel and smooth sailing. Without the guide plate its easy to manually guide the edger along the path next to my concrete walk. The guide plate may be an effort to meet some crazy safety regulation but it then makes it more difficult to edge. As recommended, I always wear safety goggles with this tool. Anyway, problem solved for me and I am enjoying my new trimmer/edger combo.

Excellent feature to have both trimmer and edger on one piece.

Used it once. Good power compared to my old trimmer. So far happy with purchase and price.

Runs great, powerful, makes quick work of things and I found it easy to start. Not a huge fan of the bump feed, but works well enough.

Starts well & trims well -- haven't tried the edger yet. Seems to be verty good quality. A tad bit heavy for an old guy.

Bought it for my husband for Father’s Day after his died. He loves it. My daughter bought a house and we bought a one for her

I like reading reviews but you never know if they are legit or not. 2 reviews for this and I was very unsure about buying. That said; buying and returning to Sam's is an easy thing to do if I wasn't happy with it. Also I knew I could get an extended warranty from Square Trade at the time of purchase and being a Plus Member you get a free extension on top of that. I was in dire need of a new String Trimmer as my old faithful finally succumbed to the evil ethanol fuel and I didn't feel like rebuilding it again. I searched high and low, waited for a sale, and still couldn't find anything that was comparable to what I had before which was 32cc and a beast, for under $250 or more like 3-350. So I saw this unit on sale and decided with all the above in mind, to give it a try. I'm glad that I did, keeping in mind that this is only day one. While the directions aren't very good for assembly it's pretty self-explanatory looking at the many pictures that they have, basically insert part A into slot B, tighten it down and put the handle and string guard on. Assembly took me about 10 minutes. The trimmer comes with a bottle of Ready Mix that you add to a gallon of gasoline and a full spool of .095 cutting line. Directions for starting are both in the manual and written on the side of the engine & anybody who has ever started a two-cycle will be familiar! My unit started flawlessly and ran well right from the start. Wow I did not expect much considering this is 7 CC's less than my previous unit, that said, the Black Max had absolutely no issues powering through the thickest of weeds! It is well balanced and not heavy, just right. The Box mentioned that it has a commercial engine on it but doesn't really go into any detail on what that means. I do see where it says the crankshaft is heavier duty but I would expect it probably has a sleeved cylinder and cast iron crank. However I rarely see an engine failure as long as you use the proper mix. More often is because of the Ethanol in the fuel. I would recommend getting some Marine Sta-Bil and not storing it with fuel in it for a longer life. Personally I've been a homeowner for 30 years, do all of my own maintenance on my equipment and have worked on everything from the smallest 2 cycle to a Jet Engine. Property is about 2 acres. Trimming time was no more, to actually less than my usual time since the machine started and ran without any issues. Something I could no longer day about old faithful. I hope that this helps others decide whether or not to buy. As for day one @ about an hour of use, the machine was flawless in operation. But I realize that that's not much of a time frame to tell anything. I will update this post after I I've used it more. So far I'm happy.