Echo GT-200R

1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe

ConsumerReports.org compares the Echo GT-200R with 30 other gas string trimmers, ranking and rating all the models based on tests done in the fall of 2007. This review is especially useful, since it also compares the gas string trimmers with both corded electric and cordless models.

Review: String Trimmers, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, April 2008

2. PopularMechanics.comDetails/Subscribe

This review classifies the Echo GT-200R as a pro-quality trimmer; the editors say that it is "the only curved shaft that cut like a pro." They also like how easy and simple it is to start and note that at 9.3 pounds, it is "two to three times lighter than comparable tools." A total of 12 gas string trimmers are tested here.

Review: The Fastest (and Toughest) String Trimmers on the Market, Roy Berendsohn, May 2006

3. Epinions.com

More than 20 owner reviews are posted here, with those dated 2008 or later predominantly favorable. Overall, owners either love or hate the GT-200R; most give it either a rating of one out of five or a five out of five. The main complaints are with the Rapid-Loader system or having to replace the line too often. Some owners warn that the curved shaft is too short for anyone over six feet tall.

Review: Echo Gas Trimmer GT-200R, Contributors to Epinions.com

4. HomeDepot.com

Fewer than a dozen user reviews have been posted here, but overall owners like the GT-200R, giving it an average of 3.9 out of five stars. Most say this string trimmer is easy to start and use, but a few complain about the line-feed system.

Review: Echo GT0200R Gas Trimmer, Contributors to HomeDepot.com