I've had this for a bit over 4 weeks, paid $489. I've tried hard to like it but its the worst piece of gear I've owned since my very first whippy (a stihl bent shaft POS). Its a bastard to start,
not just first job of the day, but all day - from 5-15 pulls. Once its running, its goes like a champion and has ample power - I swapped the supplied bump-head for an alloy 4 way with 2.7mm diamond edge and it has plenty enough grunt to drive it.
But for a almost $500 machine its not recommended, mostly for its being such a ***** to start; it has a very cheap strap attachment point (which is what I use to lock to my tray with a Python cable), the handle is woefully cheap & nasty and I swapped for an old kawa one on the 2nd day....and today the cut-out switch packed it in meaning I had to use the choke to stop it.
Not recommended and not impressed