Awl --
Haven't seen CR reviews.... can anyone summarize Best Picks?
The new "style" seems to be the Honda/Toro, which look like old Hoover cannister vacs.
Don't want the big Sears/Ariens bulldozer types -- bad luck, and too big to store --, have seen neighbors pretty happy with these Toros.
Experiences? Do's/Don'ts?
Have had the worst luck with gas powered stuff. Mebbe electric? Wouldn't even mind swapping out a battery every 15 min/half hour, if the reliability was there.