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Budget mowers

Mowing the lawn is one of the most frequent tasks we do in the garden and there’s a huge choice of different mowers available with a whole host of features. Electric corded mowers are the most common and they’re one of the easiest to use, you just plug in and mow. They’re quiet, light and easy to manoeuvre around the lawn plus they’re clean, with no fuel fumes or regular servicing needed. They’re also the cheapest. Cordless mowers are looking like the future for mowers and although they’re coming down in price, remain expensive for now, compared to corded versions. An electric corded mower is the cheapest you can buy, but do you get what you pay for?

To find out if paying less means you lose out on features or cutting performance, we put

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