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Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by drnick1 on Thursday July 30, 2026 @06:22PM (#49116627)
Thank you for reminding us that electric mowers are garbage.
Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by astura on Thursday July 30, 2026 @07:58PM (#49117414)
I love mine.
Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by nullhole on Thursday July 30, 2026 @07:06PM (#49116963)
I mean, not all of them?

Mine's a fancy-pants Stihl battery mower, but it works quite well and has been doing so without problem since I bought it ~4 years ago. The other battery stuff from the same brand (trimmer, chainsaw, kombi-tool) have the same story.

Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by bluGill on Thursday July 30, 2026 @09:29PM (#49118028)
Stihl is a commercial product (mostly). They design for people using them as a full time job. You pay the price for quality.
Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by nullhole on Thursday July 30, 2026 @10:54PM (#49118478)
Yeah, mine are the AP ('professional') class ones.

What matters is the amortized cost per year, I think - more expensive up front but cheaper in the long run.

Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by zrobotics on Friday July 31, 2026 @10:41AM (#49123796)
No, they definitely have homeowner grade tools available.

For instance, the MS182 [0] is a $270, 2.2cu in saw with a 16" bar listed "For homeowners and light duty work".

Meanwhile, the MS201 [1] is $1100 for a 2.1cu in saw with a 16" bar listed as "The lightest professional gas chainsaw from STIHL Perfect for delimbing work in forestry".

Service interval on the 201 will be much longer, and it's expected to last longer but is priced accordingly. I ended up having to buy one of their homeowner grade saws 10 years ago when I was up in the mountains and my saw died, that was all that was available locally. I'm certainly not a professional, but at the time my primary heat source was wood and I had always used the stihl pro-grade saws. However, that cheap stihl was an absolute piece of junk, it was half wore out after cutting 2 cords of firewood that first time. Terrible ergonomics and poor power to boot, even after reserving the saw for light-duty work it only lasted 2 years and was miserable to start and run the entire time.

At least they explicitly say that they are for light duty though, a less honest company would market everything as pro-grade. But don't just buy the name, while they make good quality products they also sell cheap crap under the same name. It also isn't that clear in a retail store besides the price which ones are the homeowner grade saws.

[0] https://www.stihlusa.com/en/p/chainsaws-ms-182-gasoline-chai... [1] https://www.stihlusa.com/en/p/chainsaws-ms-201-gasoline-chai...

Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by newAccount2025 on Thursday July 30, 2026 @07:10PM (#49117000)
Why? Mine is great. And light. And QUIET.
Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by bigstrat2003 on Thursday July 30, 2026 @07:47PM (#49117314)
They really aren't particularly quiet imo. Yes, there's no motor, but it turns out that the whirring sound of blades rotating and cutting grass is quite loud even without a motor. I would say mine is perhaps 3/4 as loud as a gas mower, which isn't a very impressive reduction in noise.
Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by maxerickson on Thursday July 30, 2026 @09:00PM (#49117842)
With logarithmic perception, it's about a 50% reduction in sound energy.

My battery mower is quiet enough that I don't feel terribly rude mowing at twilight.

Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by Gigachad on Thursday July 30, 2026 @06:26PM (#49116667)
Everything is garbage now. It’s the end state of unrestrained capitalism.
Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by exe34 on Thursday July 30, 2026 @06:44PM (#49116809)
Surely not, the invisible hand of the market should crawl up their arse and make them do the right thing any day now.
Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by actionfromafar on Thursday July 30, 2026 @06:57PM (#49116902)
The invisible hand crawled up the arses of Congress and seems to enjoy it there.
Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by UberFly on Friday July 31, 2026 @12:13AM (#49118926)
My AMC Pacer begs to differ.
Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by classichasclass on Thursday July 30, 2026 @08:21PM (#49117595)
My wife derides my Home Despot special plug-in mower as a Tonka toy, but it's basically just a motor, a blade and a bag, and I don't have a lot of lawn to mow.
Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by timc3 on Friday July 31, 2026 @02:31AM (#49119713)
My Makita one is excellent.