I have had mine about 2 years. Main reason I decided on this one is its size and weight. I am a female with some back problems, so I needed something like this. I haven't had any problems with my battery charging yet, but I do know it will fade over time. I am sure to keep the battery stored in my home away from extreme temperatures so maybe that is why it has lasted so long.(I don't overcharge either) It works well for me. I use it to trim up against my home where the lawn mower can't reach. What I really like is not having to deal with oil/gas mixing and pulling a string to start. I push the button and hold the handle and it fires right up.

I was so bummed out about the dead battery after 3 months. I had ordered from QVC even though the product was advertised on TV. The return policy was 30 days. This morning I thought that I would just call QVC and see what they said. Since I did not get any documentation with the product (Worx edger & blower, which I love) I did not know about the 1 yr warranty on the battery and 2 yr warranty on the units. They referred me to their website for a copy of the warranty but I could not find it. I called Worx Customer Service which QVC gave me, and they are (no questions asked), sending me another battery in 7-10 days. The instructions she gave me on recharging are entirely different from what I had read or seen on TV. The battery comes with some charge. You use it and let it run totally down, then after it has cooled down you recharge all the way up. When you have finished using the units you take the battery out. Do not store with battery intact. I had read customer reviews on a review site and it seems that 9 out of 10 people were having battery problems. A second battery is $80 and no guarantee that the same thing would not happen again. With new instructions I hope all will be well.

Wow.........this is a great thread! I thought I had already commented on it, awhile back but I don't see it. It is soooo hard giving up things that we love and things that sort of "define" us. I'm 73 and 1/2 and I still garden (vegetable and water), but the water garden is suffering. My big problem is that I'm a hermit and feel uncomfortable hiring people. My husband does some things for me, but he's still working full time, and doesn't have the same interests as I do. But, .....I finally got my bad knee replaced and able to take care of my garden this year! DH does weed-eat the ground around most of my raised food-grade stock tanks. I just couldn't bend over any more and went with the raised beds. Unfortunately they need watered every 2 days if it doesn't rain. I also grow butternut squash, cucumbers and pole beans up trellises. I highly recommend trellis growing. I've really narrowed down what I plant now and always use the same varieties. A good fence and a solar electric fence charger have kept the animals out. I do grow a couple things in the back yard in big pots, and that's definitely an easier thing to do. There are a few things that I have given up on, since organic greens/spinach, etc., are easily available. For me, feeling like I'm "less" than I used to be is something I need to work on. I guess I need to learn to define myself in different ways, but that's hard. I know this thread is old but hopefully you all are still doing well and getting at least a little bit of joy out of your gardening. Thanks for listening.

I guess about 45 minutes. There's not that much grass left in my yard. I like not having to gas up a mower. It comes with two batteries which are larger than most Worx batteries. However they still fit on the other Worx tools I have. I have a rechargeable weedeater , Jawsaw, and leaf blower. Love the weedeater and Jawsaw but the leaf blower is not good. I can use the bigger mower batteries with my weedeater and it makes it run longer. My husband says Worx designs tools for women and old people. I guess that means they try to make them less heavy and easy to use.