More compact and brushless , with more power, 20volt
I use these to prune fruit trees in the spring, I dropped my old one out of the trees so many times the heads of the screws broke off one by one. until after 10 yrs, it snapped into. The case on this one seems better design and is more compact as well as being able to change the blade position. Which helps when you are hanging on a limb with one hand and trying to get precise cuts. I like the smaller batteries , yet they are 20 volt. I use it a little now, but in the spring it will get its workout. I like the fact it is brushless (all the XR models) as I could tell by the sound that my brushes were about gone in the old one. When it fell apart I could see where the wiring had been hot enough to melt the insulation. So it was time to retire it to the junk pile.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned