[CA] English Comparing Black+Decker BESTA510 and Toro 51480
Experts recommend Toro 51480 more than Black+Decker BESTA510
As of 8 Jun 2022, experts prefer Toro 51480 over Black+Decker BESTA510, but both String Trimmers have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Toro 51480 received 4 recommendations: from LawnStarter (5 May 2022), The Spruce (26 Mar 2022) Epic Gardening (15 May 2021) and 1 other. By contrast, Black+Decker BESTA510 received only 2 recommendations from LawnStarter (5 May 2022) and Pocket-lint (3 Aug 2021).
Curious to see this month's entire String Lawn Trimmers ranking? It's here
Endorsement summary:
- On 5 May 2022
LawnStarter ranked Black+Decker BESTA510 as #5 and Toro 51480 as #6 Rank String Trimmer ... ... #5 out of 10 Black+Decker BESTA510 #6 out of 10 Toro 51480 ... ... Source: www.lawnstarter.com - On 3 Aug 2021
Pocket-lint ranked Black+Decker BESTA510 as #6 Rank String Trimmer ... ... #6 out of 10 Black+Decker BESTA510 ... ... Source: www.pocket-lint.com - On 26 Mar 2022
The Spruce ranked Toro 51480 as #8 Rank String Trimmer Comment ... ... ... #8 out of 8 Toro 51480 Best Plug-inSource: www.thespruce.com - On 15 May 2021
Epic Gardening ranked Toro 51480 as #6 Rank String Trimmer Comment ... ... ... #6 out of 7 Toro 51480 Telescoping... ... ... Source: www.epicgardening.com - On 4 Apr 2022
BestCovery ranked Toro 51480 as #5 Rank String Trimmer Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 5 Toro 51480 Best Electric String TrimmerSource: www.latimes.com
Verdict
After counting and adding up the 86 expert endorsements of the May rankings, Toro 51480 outranks Black+Decker BESTA510. This is not to say that that Black+Decker BESTA510 is a bad option. Like Toro 51480, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Black+Decker BESTA510 
Toro 51480 Customers like Black+Decker BESTA510 somewhat more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Toro 51480
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Black+Decker BESTA510, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Toro 51480.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling string trimmer receives a consumer score of 8.0 (great). Both Black+Decker BESTA510 and Toro 51480 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Black+Decker BESTA510 | |
| Toro 51480 |
8.2 Great
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| Median best-selling String Trimmer |
Black+Decker BESTA510 is more popular than Toro 51480
It's fairly safe to say that Black+Decker BESTA510 is a more popular string trimmer than Toro 51480, based on its 10,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Black+Decker BESTA510 and Toro 51480 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Toro 51480 | $64 |
 8.2 Great
| 4 expert recommendations | |
 | Black+Decker ST8600 | $40 | 2 expert recommendations | Cheaper | |
 | GreenWorks 21212 | $38 | 2 expert recommendations | Cheaper | |
| Rank | Change | Price | String Trimmer | Wirecutter  | Popular Mechanics  | LawnStarter | The Spruce | Architecture Lab  | Epic Gardening | Best of Machinery  | BestCovery | Pocket-lint | Bob Vila  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $95 |  Worx WG163 GT | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | - | $200 |  Husqvarna 128LD | - | - | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | +1 | Check price |  Makita XRU15Z | - | 9 | - | 7 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 3 |
| 4 | +1 | $64 |  Toro 51480 | - | - | 6 | 8 | - | 6 | - | 5 | - | - |
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Expert reviews [1]
- with a score: 0
- without a score: 1
Expert reviews [7]
- with a score: 2
- without a score: 5
| Highest score by suaveyards.com | 88 |
| Average score based on 7 reviews | 84 |
| Lowest score by garden.hivefly.com | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
- Automatic Feed Spool (AFS) technology of the edger/trimmer eliminates bumping for hassle-free line feeding that helps you work without interruptions
- The 6.5 amp motor and POWERDRIVE Transmission of the grass cutter provide maximum performance when trimming through the toughest weeds, grass, and overgrowth
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- Corded 14-inch electric trimmer/edger with a powerful 5 amp motor
- Extra-wide 14-inch dual-line cutting head gets the job done faster; auto-feed trim line
- One-step walk-behind edging--switch from a trimmer to an edger in seconds
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Black+Decker BESTA510 is a very popular option at the bottom of the price range. It has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as BLACK & Decker GH900 or Black+Decker ST8600 .
Black+Decker BESTA510 is $104.60 cheaper than the average string trimmer ($152.29).
Toro 51480 is a very popular and one of the cheapest options. It's in the top 3 bestselling string trimmers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as PowerSmart PS76110A or Ryobi P2052 .
Toro 51480 is $88.29 less expensive than an average string trimmer ($152.29).
