ORIGINAL: frenchie79

This begs the question of "what makes it a top choice" is it:
1. Mount ability with minimal modification.
2. power
3. weight
4. carb & exhaust location
5. Mag or EI
6. parts available

With my limited experiance so far and based on trimmers only.

#1 Stihl brand
#2 Echo (Koritz)/ Jonsered-tie
#3 Homelite
#4 Mac
#5 Ryobi
#6 Poland

I based these on Quality,Mount ability, Weight, Power