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Strimmer reviews

Get a well-manicured lawn with one of the 9 Which? Best Buy strimmers
We've tested 45 strimmers from big brands such as Bosch, Flymo and Black & Decker
We put corded, cordless and petrol strimmers to the test on rough vegetation as well as delicate edging

- Best Buys The top 9 strimmers we recommend

We've reviewed 45 strimmers

Ordered by most recent launch date

Bosch
ART 35 HD
From £85.00

Launch: Apr 2012
Hitachi
CG18DSDLJL
From £259.00

Launch: Mar 2012
Black & Decker
GLC3630L 36v Lithium-Ion
From £140.00

Launch: Jan 2012
Stihl
FS 38
From £139.00

Launch: Jan 2012
Argos Challenge
18v Cordless Grass Trimmer
From £30.00

Black & Decker
GL4525
From £40.00
Black & Decker
GL720 (Heavy Duty)
From £55.00
Black & Decker
GLC1825N 18V cordless grass trimmer
From £49.00
Bosch
Art 23 Accutrim
From £75.00
Bosch
ART 23 Combitrim
From £37.00

Bosch
Art 23 Easy Trim
From £25.00
Bosch
Art 23 Easytrim Accu
From £53.00
Bosch
Art 23 Li
From £83.00
Bosch
Art 26 Accutrim
From £75.00
Bosch
ART 26 Combitrim
From £43.00

Bosch
ART 26 Easytrim
From £25.00
Bosch
Art 26 Easytrim Accu
From £57.00
Bosch
Art 26 Li
From £70.00
Bosch
Art 30 Combitrim
From £55.00
Challenge Xtreme
Grass Trimmer 730/0538
From £23.00

Draper
200w
From £25.00
Einhell
260w BG ET 2620
From £22.00
Einhell
370w BG ET 3275
From £27.00
Flymo
Contour 500XT
From £42.00
Flymo
Contour 600 HD
From £61.00

Flymo
Contour Cordless 500XT
From £90.00
Flymo
Contour Cordless XT
From £65.00
Flymo
Contour XT
From £40.00
Flymo
Mini Trim ST
From £25.00
Flymo
Power Trim
From £32.00

Flymo
Power Trim 600HD
From £67.00
Gtech
ST05
From £65.00
Homelite
26cc Mighty Lite HLT26CDB
From £100.00
Honda
UMS425LE
From £249.00
Qualcast
Corded Grass Trimmer 730/4228
From £30.00

Ryobi
RLT30CESA 30cc StartEasy Line Trimmer
From £160.00
Ryobi
RLT30CET Touchstart Line Trimmer
From £170.00
Ryobi
RLT5030S EasyEdge Line Trimmer
From £55.00
Stihl
FS40
From £149.00
Stihl
FS 50 C-E
From £190.00

Stihl
FSA 65
From £169.00
Stihl
FSE 31
From £53.00
Stihl
FSE 41
From £75.00
Wolf Garten
GT 850 Professional
From £95.00
Wolf Garten
Lawn Trimmer GT845 450W
From £81.00

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Best Buys
The Which? Best Buy award is given to products with high total test scores that perform consistently well in our rigorous lab tests and excel in all key areas.

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We award the Energy Saver logo to products that our testing shows are very energy efficient, meaning they'll cost you less to run.

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The Which? Don't Buy logo alerts you to the products that performed extremely poorly in one or more key areas of our tests.

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