I've had a Greenworks plug-in mower for a few years now, and my previous electric snowblower had never been spectacular (had a style similar to the WEN blower sold here on Amazon); it kept clogging, and wouldn't shoot the snow far if it wasn't. The reason I didn't buy this Greenworks unit at that time was because the plastic auger concept didn't seem like a durable piece. Well, the old one's metal auger bent early during this season, and no one is offering metal in the sub-$200 electric market, anymore. Since I've had a very good experience with my mower, and it was on sale, I gave this one a try. I am now convinced that Greenworks knows their way around a yard implement. I got the lighted unit (used, to keep it cheap), and though they are quite handy, the lights aren't worth the nearly $70 extra, at full retail. The blower - lighted or not - is great. It's as effective as the Toro S200 I grew up using, and has not clogged once during this season, as I've been able to use it 5 times since I got it a little over 2 weeks ago. Light and fluffy, to a few days of sit and settle, it has handled all of it. And the plastic auger has been surprisingly durable, even after hitting a few hidden hazards (one even jammed it to a dead stop), it has no cracks, no warps, and no major dings. Now, the complaints...Yes, it's corded, and tripping over that is a given. All I can say is take your time, and be mindful of where the line is, all the while remembering that if you stop it, it's just a button push to restart (no pull start!), so no pulled back muscles. The chute is easy to position...For you, and the machine. I keep having to reset the direction constantly as I go, particularly when set to the extreme left or right, and there isn't much of a "lock-down" to keep it in place, unlike the chute height which stays very much at the level it is set to, but is still easy to change. Overall, for a light-duty blower, it punches a little above its weight class, and performs as well as the gas-powered competition. And, unlike battery packs, extension cords don't run out of power...Unless you run it over...