I have a lot of leaves to move each year. I bought this blower because it has the highest CFM output of any electrical blower that I could find. I am impressed with the power that it generates and it moves leaves much better than other electric blower that I have had. So far I am happy that I bought it.
The last Toro leaf blower I bought was in 2002 and It just ran out of gas this year- after 16 years of use. And it probably could have been fixed as the electrical connection melted but the blower was running perfectly. I just thought it was time to replace it rather than repair the connection.
It's very powerful. Needs a longer nozzle and a shoulder strap option. Like the adjustable speed. Needs a 3 year warranty. Home Depot rated it 70db noise level, but Toro's website didn't rate it. Toro needs to rate the noise level. Use hearing protection with it.
I had a Toro blower for 20 years, and used it until the duct tape finally failed. I knew I was going to get another electric (corded) blower to replace mine. Lucky for me the F700 came out just at the right time. Great ergonomic design, powerful performance, and quality materials. I love this blower. And no, I don't work for Toro.
This blower is easy to handle and powerful. It doesn't mulch but I use the lawn mower for that. It also doesn't vacuum.
Toro finally added a clip to retain the cord. On my earlier Toro electrics I had to tie the cord to the handle.
I can only give this 3 star reliability as I haven't had it long. My previous Toro electric blowers didn't last as long as I hoped. They were centrifugal units that could vacuum and mulch. One had the brush assembly break. That was replaced under warranty but the replacement motor failed after 2 years. The third similar motor had a bearing failure after 3 years.