I used to own a 20v Black and Decker blower. While it worked good enough on a smooth surface (such as a driveway or sidewalk) it do not have nearly enough power to move leaves off my rock landscaping or lawn. And because I already had the 82v battery/charger for my Snapper mower, I took the leap and bought this blower. It proved to be so much better then my old 20v blower, in every way. If you have a need to use a blower on just a smooth surface, a blower this powerful is not needed. But for everything else, this Snapper blower has no competition, unless you go to a gas blower. And once you did that, you would have the maintenance issues of a gas blower. No such issues with this blower.