Cordless mower recommendation?

I'm personally in an internal battle with myself as to whether to go cordless battery mower vs robot - I may end up with both due to having a front lawn which would be inaccessible to the robot, or hire gardeners :cry:

The only con I can see to a robot, is the need to go for one which is quite expensive to get rid of perimeter wire. The 200ish sq/m of grass we have in the back lawn is only accessible via porcelain tiles, and therefore I'd have to run perimeter wire over them, or a power cable over them - I don't want to do this for obvious reasons! If I can get a GPS positioning based one it negates this issue, and could mark the patio as a "no mow" zone.

But for just 200sq/m of grass it seems quite a large investment, investment is the right word though given the time it would save me over the years.

If I do go cordless electric, it'd be this https://www.dewalt.co.uk/product/dcmwp134n-xj/2x18v-xr-push-lawn-mower-tool-only?tid=573141
 
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I'm personally in an internal battle with myself as to whether to go cordless battery mower vs robot - I may end up with both due to having a front lawn which would be inaccessible to the robot, or hire gardeners :cry:

The only con I can see to a robot, is the need to go for one which is quite expensive to get rid of perimeter wire. The 200ish sq/m of grass we have in the back lawn is only accessible via porcelain tiles, and therefore I'd have to run perimeter wire over them, or a power cable over them - I don't want to do this for obvious reasons! If I can get a GPS positioning based one it negates this issue, and could mark the patio as a "no mow" zone.

But for just 200sq/m of grass it seems quite a large investment, investment is the right word though given the time it would save me over the years.

If I do go cordless electric, it'd be this https://www.dewalt.co.uk/product/dcmwp134n-xj/2x18v-xr-push-lawn-mower-tool-only?tid=573141
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I don't think these need a boundary wire

 
Unfortunately the area it can cover on a single charge write it off for me, which couples with it requiring manual intervention which removes the full automation I'd want - it's definitely a step in the right direction though for cheaper robots to come!
 
Ended up with the 41cm 40v Greenworks mower with the 2x 2ah batteries - hopefully will be using it tomorrow, but typically they give rain!

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Ended up with the 41cm 40v Greenworks mower with the 2x 2ah batteries - hopefully will be using it tomorrow, but typically they give rain!

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I've not had any problems as such with this mower, but I do feel the blade speed drops quite substantially in rough patches / if the lawn has been left to grow too long.

I also bought the Greenworks 40v strimmer to make use of the same batteries, and that seems far better suited to a 40v system, and doesn't lose line speed to the same extent.

I'm wondering whether upgrading / buying a 4ah battery will help, as it'll have the ability to deliver more amps and keep blade speed up.
 
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I've not had any problems as such with this mower, but I do feel the blade speed drops quite substantially in rough patches / if the lawn has been left to grow too long.

I also bought the Greenworks 40v strimmer to make use of the same batteries, and that seems far better suited to a 40v system, and doesn't lose line speed to the same extent.

I'm wondering whether upgrading / buying a 4ah battery will help, as it'll have the ability to deliver more amps and keep blade speed up.
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I returned mine for a similar reason. I’ve read that 4ah batteries do help so I may buy another with these already bundled. Or, opt for a petrol mower.

Waiting for Prime day next week to see if there are any offers on mowers.
 
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