[HairOfTheDog]

That one is in the small category - 12-inch cut path..... they do have ones that cut a wider diameter... 14-16 inches and higher.

I would go to a store and pick them all up and hold them.... See which one is really light, which one is too heavy, and which one feels heavy enough and is the right price. The cordless ones will have a heavy battery that will add considerably to the weight for the same power in a corded one. The balance of how it carries is the most important thing....

[RosieCotton]

would go to a store and pick them all up and hold them....

Good idea.

I wonder if our local (well...sort of local) Wal-mart actually has any of the models on their website. There aren't many other places for me to look! There's Sears, but something about that place makes me uneasy...maybe it's the tens of free credit offers they've made in the last few months. I don't take kindly to snail mail spammers. ;-)