I have some Shindaiwa gear, on a few of occasions the home owner has asked me what brand of snipper or blower is that, I say Shindaiwa and they look at me funny and say, never heard of it. So that proves that all the advertising that Honda and Stihl does is effective.
Once a guy said to me " I thought all Contractors used Hondas"
Well, not this one. There is nothing wrong with Honda at all, just over rated and over priced.