McGregor MEH5051 51cm Corded Hedge Trimmer - 500W

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The first is brand. Looking at the brand of the product is often a really good indicator for judging product quality. For example you’d expect a much higher quality product from a brand known for providing excellent quality than you would from an unknown or even a budget brand.

Price is another really important factor for analysing the quality of McGregor 45cm Cordless Hedge Trimmer vs other products in the Hedge trimmers category. It’s obvious, but you will need to set your expectations of quality based on your budget and the price of the product you’re looking at, against the price of alternatives. Hello and many thanks for taking the time to visit our McGregor Hedge Trimmer review which will cover both the McGregor Corded Hedge Trimmer and also the McGregor Cordless Hedge Trimmer so at least you have more than just once choice when it comes to making any final buying decision. Corded 45cm Just before we get into the detail of analysing the price of this product, we want to briefly highlight the importance of setting yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a suitable product. It’s all too often that we get carried away when shopping and find ourselves buying a fantastic product, but probably actually overdelivers on what we need and therefore costs a lot more than we should have spent. So spend a bit of time looking around at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products in the Hedge trimmers category and use that alongside your own financial situation to set yourself a budget.Next up is material. Read through the product description for McGregor 45cm Cordless Hedge Trimmer to get an understanding of the materials the product is made from. Some materials will obviously be known for delivering better quality item than others. You might also have decided that you’ll only accept a product made from a particular material. If you have limited space, this hedge trimmer comes with a hanging hook so it will take up a lot less space in your shed if storage spaces are very tight. Of the 29 products, we discovered that 21 were more expensive and 6 were cheaper than McGregor 45cm Cordless Hedge Trimmer. Prices from McGregor As you can imagine, pricing is one of the most important factors of any purchasing decision. We can find the perfect product for our needs, that fits the brief in every single way. But if it doesn’t fit our budgets, we simply can’t (or at least shouldn’t) buy it. Unlike many other branded hedge trimmers, these actually comes with a Blade cover when not in use which adds further protection especially around younger members of the family if they are around.

This is a seriously lightweight piece of equipment at less than 3kg so you can certainly work a lot longer with a lower chance of hand and arm fatigue setting in. The next step for us was to look at all of the products that fall within the Hedge trimmers category, of which we found 29 products at Argos. So we pulled together all of the prices of these products to analyse the average prices as well as finding the cheapest and most expensive options. Have you ever tried or used a McGregor Hedge Trimmer yourself in the recent past? Which was your favourite and did it cut the hedges as expected or did you experience any problems that we should all know about? Have you ever used any of these Hedge Trimmer yourself in the recent past? Are there models here that you believe should be excluded or do you have other suggestions that need to be included?The handle is quite nice to hold with the soft rubber grip which again reduces the level of hand fatigue that can set in and provides more comfort allowing you to hedge trim for longer. The brand of product you buy can vary in importance, from person to person. Some people will of course be much more particular about the brands they will use. Whilst others aren’t interested in the brand and are more interested in the overall quality or price of the product itself. Thankfully McGregor is a brand that many customers have grown to love over the years and is very popular for items in the Hedge trimmers category. On a personal point of view though, we would most likely choose the 60mm length hedge trimmer from McGregor instead as it provides a lot more power, a much longer blade and the price difference between them is not all that bad to be fair. Find out why McGregor 45cm Cordless Hedge Trimmer scored an incredible review score of 9.0 out of 10.

The next step was to try and narrow down our search even more. So we’ve already looked the prices of products in the Hedge trimmers category. Then we’ve also looked at the prices of products from McGregor. So this step combines the two and looks specifically at the price you’d expect to pay for McGregor branded products in the Hedge trimmers category. Cordless hedge trimmers: These are lightweight, quiet, environmentally friendly and have no need of petrol, engine maintenance or electricity plus there are no trailing cables to worry about. Without the cord or a petrol tank, you aren’t limited to where you can cut and although these were traditionally pretty pricey, recent advances have lowered their price. Expensive batteries and chargers however, can increase costs. Read our best cordless tools buyer's guide for more information on cordless tool systems. The next step after looking at products in the same category, was to look at products from the same brand, McGregor. In terms of safety, you get a robust electrical blade brake, a blade tip protector and a solid hand safety guard as standard which provides peace of mind when you are cutting and trimming. There is a nice feel to this tool, it is well designed and balanced and you get the diamond ground blades which will stand the test of time year in year out. The length of the blade here is 45cm long and the tooth opening gaps is also at 16mm. As it is smaller in length, it is designed for smaller low-lying hedges, bushes or shrubs that would be up to on average 1.5m high and an outer blade protective case is included when not in use which provides additional safety when in transportation.

More information on quality can be found in this old but still very helpful article from Harvard Business Review. The range of hedge trimmers under this brand is lower than other brands – there is no longer pole hedge trimmers or petrol operated hedge trimmers to choose from so you are limited in terms of different options available. This hedge trimmer from Makita has double insulation, you get a hook for hanging on your waist belt or in your garage, a cable cord with 10m in length and a blade cover for extra protection when not in use or when you need to transport it. Another thing that stands out here that you will like is the multi grip system which reduces the level of hand fatigue that may set in and each of the 3 grips include the switches to engage the tool. You always need to have 2 switches pressed by both hands which prevents you trying to operate it single handed for your own protection.

So let’s carry on with our McGregor 45cm Cordless Hedge Trimmer review and explore the product’s pricing. A. The lightest hedge trimmer from McGregor is the corded 45cm MEH4045 which weighs less than 2.5kgElectric corded hedge trimmers: Affordable, low maintenance and lightweight these trimmers do require a power source and have cables that are potentially hazardous - depending on their length you may also need an extension cord for extra reach. If the brand you buy is important to you, our best advice is to spend some time writing up your own list of ideal brands. That way when you come to the point where you’re comparing product options you can filter to only show the products from brands in your list.