You need to have both the multi tool and a hand held one. I have a couple of topiaries and hedges in really confined spots that the multi tool has a hard time getting at. For these I use the echo but I probably do about 85% with the multitool. I don't have heaps to do and if it is just a small hedge or tree I just sometime grab the hand held because it is easier. I like having the choice. Hell sometimes I do it by hand just for the hell of it.