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The whole yard,
one battery
system.

EGO, Ryobi and Greenworks compared on published specs and live prices. We have not tested them. We did the math, and we show it.

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A lawn mower cutting grass in a suburban back yard

Everyone in this category says they tested twenty mowers.

We have not tested any, and we say so. What we do instead is compile every manufacturer's published specification, compute what those numbers actually mean — watt-hours, cost per charge, runtime against rated draw — and check prices every day.

You can redo every calculation on this site. That is the point of showing the working rather than asserting a verdict.

How we pick, in full

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The platform decision

Picking a battery platform is a ten-year decision disguised as a mower purchase. The first tool costs what it costs; the next four are locked to whatever battery you started with. Here are the three systems most people actually choose between, with their flagship mower and today's price.

Every tool in the yard

Seven sections, built for breadth from day one. Three are filled deep at launch and four are structurally complete with more arriving.

  • Cordless power tool battery packs on a workbench

    Battery Platforms

    Pick the system once and the next four tools are decided for you. Start here.

    7 pages

  • Push mower cutting a green suburban lawn

    Mowers

    Deck width sets how fast you finish. Watt-hours set whether you finish at all.

    8 pages

  • Leaf blower clearing autumn leaves from a path

    Leaf Blowers

    CFM moves the pile. MPH lifts what's stuck. Almost nobody explains which you need.

    6 pages

  • String trimmer cutting long grass at a lawn edge

    Trimmers & Edgers

    The line gauge and the head design decide whether you enjoy this job or dread it.

    4 pages

  • Riding mower on a large open lawn

    Riding & Robot Mowers

    Above an acre the question stops being which mower and starts being how many watt-hours.

    3 pages

  • Chainsaw cutting a log in a yard

    Yard Tools

    The tools you buy third and fourth. This is where a platform choice pays off or bites.

    3 pages

  • Fertilizer spreader on a green lawn

    Lawn Care

    Cutting the grass is a third of the job. This is the other two thirds.

    3 pages

  • Garden tools hanging in a workshop

    Guides

    The questions that come before the shopping. Answered in the first paragraph, then explained.

    4 pages

Start with these

The three roundups that carry the site's argument, each with its top pick and a live price.

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Prices come from a live check and carry the date they were verified — last confirmed January 1, 1970. Where we have no verified price we say "check price" rather than print a stale one.

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