Ozito HTER-600

Only one basic flaw – It's taken me awhile to get around to this review but here it is. I have three hedges on a high maintenance section and I wanted to share my experience with the Ozito 600W hedge trimmer. First up, let me say that hedges are a lot easier to maintain than a garden. I trim my hedges twice a year and appreciate a really good trimmer. I bought the Ozito 600W at a price I couldn't resist. It was an excellent weight for the job with a good reach but... the safety guard at the end of the blade was a dead loss. It kept catching on branches and slowed my work progress considerably. The branches I'm refering to were no more than the thickness of your finger. Sometimes a collection of stems was enough.

I decided that as soon as the warranty expired, I'd find a way to remove the end guard even if I had to grind it off. It beat me to it as it broke after a couple of months work. This is a serious design fault on an otherwise excellent trimmer which I'd have been happy to keep otherwise.

I received a refund from the hardware shop, reviewed other Ozitos which looked up to the job but settled for 'another make' which, while heavier than the Ozito 600W, was going for a better price. I'm very satisfied with it. While it doesn't have as long a reach as my Ozito had, I have a small Bosch P80L which I can use in one hand for very reachy places. Neither the Bosch nor my new 'other make' has the design fault (end safety guard) that my Ozito 600W had.

ozito 600. great lil powertool – hi guys, i just purchased the above trimmer and in my mind it is an excellent little performer. i had three house holds of high hedges to do and,some of the branches would have been approx 15mm and it really did well. very happy with my purchase, good bit of equipment

Good for the money – This is the first hedge trimmer I have owned or used, so please keep that in mind and I am only using this for light home use. before buying this I looked on the Choice website, and before looking at the products, I would have bought the Ryobi with similar specs. However, when I compared them in person the Ryobi was considerably heavier. This may say more about its build quality but who knows. What I do know is that it would be a lot more strenuous using it in the position I have in mind so I chose the lighter and cheaper ozito. It also has a 600mm cutting bar, which from my inexperienced opinion is better. Also, this unit has a 600W, 20mm cutting capacity, which was more than some others. I have only used this for a couple of hours so far, and I am happy with its performance. If anything changes, I'll post it here to let you know. But, for $99, I cant complain!!