The best Einhell grass trimmers, compared.
Top pick: Einhell GC-CT 18/24 Li Solo Best value: Einhell GC-CT 18/24 Li P-Solo – The lowest shelf price in the set, £32.56, with 4.2 from 3,328 ratings. That price is the tool only. Updated 22.10.2026.
A grass trimmer, often called a strimmer in Britain, is a shaft tool for the edges and corners a lawn mower misses. You buy one for that last strip. The checks that stay useful if the models change are the cutter, the cutting width, what is in the box, and how the head is powered. Plastic blades suit open grass. Nylon line suits walls, kerbs and stone. A width around 24 cm suits a tight edge. Around 28 or 30 cm covers more ground and is heavier to swing. A listing that leaves the battery out is the tool only, not a ready-to-run price. A cordless tool only helps when the pack matches the voltage on the tool. A corded tool needs a UK 3-pin plug, a 30 mA RCD, dry ground, and the cable over your shoulder. At a cutting width of 50 cm or less, outdoor noise rules cap guaranteed sound power at 96 dB. That figure is a label, not a reading at your ear. The order of those checks is in the [grass trimmer buying guide](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/einhell-grass-trimmer/sub/einhell-grass-trimmer-buying-guide).
A grass trimmer, often called a strimmer in Britain, is a shaft tool for the edges and corners a lawn mower misses. You buy one for that last strip.
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The GC-CT 18/24 Li Solo, article 3411123, cuts a 24 cm circle with plastic blades at 8,500 rpm and is listed at £39.95, with an item weight of 1.35 kg and no battery in the box. Across 5,015 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.5, tied for the highest stars in this folder, which is why the scaled score is 90. The handle is described as a telescopic aluminium shaft, and the box includes 20 trimmer knives plus a flower guard. That guard is not a printed tilt angle, so the gap over the £32.56 article is the shaft wording and the star line, not a documented edging head. The same blade listings draw reports of knives snapping where grass meets paving. A dimensions row prints 18 x 1 cm, which is not a working shaft length, so do not plan a cupboard from that figure. The listing warranty is two years, plus a further year if you register.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already have an 18 V pack and want the higher-rated 24 cm blade Solo rather than the cheapest article.
Less suitable: You need nylon line, a tilting head, or a battery and charger in the box.
Specifications
Common questions
Is a battery included at £39.95?
No. The style name is Strimmer Only, and the bullets say the battery and charger are bought separately.
Does this model flip for vertical edges?
The bullets name a telescopic aluminium handle and a flower guard. They do not name a rotating edge head.
What cutting width and weight are listed?
Cutting width is 24 cm. Item weight is 1.35 kg. Speed is 8,500 rpm. Assembly is marked not required.
The GE-CT 18/28 Li Solo, article 3411242, is the 28 cm nylon-line trimmer, listed at £64.95 with 4.5 from 1,904 reviews, and the box is the body only. Amazon’s bullets describe automatic thread tracking, a 280 mm cutting circle, a head that turns 180 degrees with three tilts, and 9,000 rpm. Einhell’s UK page for the same article prints 8,000 rpm, 2.2 kg, 1.6 mm line and a 5 m spool, plus a shop price of £78.95, so those brand figures are not the Amazon shelf. Item weight on Amazon is 2.5 kg and a bullet says 2.3 kg. Line diameter is absent from the captured Amazon specification block. Reviews of these line tools report the supplied line breaking on anything that is not grass, and fitting a heavier line changes the product the listing describes. One 18 V pack is required and is not included.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Your edge is walls, kerbs or stone and you already have one 18 V Power X-Change pack.
Less suitable: You want plastic blades for open lawn, or a battery in the box.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a blade trimmer?
No. The bullets describe a 280 mm cutting circle and fully automatic thread tracking. Plastic blades are not the cutter on this listing.
Does the 28 cm model include a battery?
No. The bullets say one 18 V lithium-ion battery and a charger are sold separately.
Which weight should you quote?
The item-weight field says 2.5 kg. A bullet says 2.3 kg. Line diameter is not printed on this Amazon capture.
Article 3411172 is the 24 cm blade trimmer with the largest review pool here: 4.4 from 13,827 amazon.co.uk ratings, listed at £48.43 on 19 October 2026, and the scaled score is 88. The bullets say the motor head rotates plus or minus 90 degrees and tilts to five positions, which the cheaper 24 cm Solos do not print. Einhell’s UK page for this article names it the GE-CT 18 Li-Solo, prints about 1.8 kg, and states approximately 40 minutes on a 2.0 Ah battery; that pack is not in this box, and the Amazon title does not use the GE-CT name. Item weight on Amazon is 1.8 kg while a size line also prints 2.71 kg, so the two figures stay separate. Assembly is marked Yes. Plastic blades on these listings are still reported to snap on hard edges, so the tilt is for a lawn edge, not a substitute for line beside stone. It is the top pick in this set because of the review volume and the described head, not because a laboratory tested it.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already have one 18 V Power X-Change pack and you want the tilting head for lawn edges.
Less suitable: You have no battery yet, or the edge is paving and stone rather than open grass.
Specifications
Common questions
Does article 3411172 come with a battery?
No. The listing says it is supplied without a battery or charger. It needs one Power X-Change pack.
Can the head turn for edges?
The bullets say the motor head rotates ±90 degrees and has five tilt positions, plus a flower guard and 20 plastic knives.
What weight does the listing print?
Item weight is 1.8 kg. The same listing also prints 2.71 kg. Those figures are not combined here.
The GE-CT 18 Li kit, article 3411197, includes a battery and a fast charger and is listed at £68.99, with 4.3 from 5,333 reviews, a 24 cm blade cut and 8,500 rpm. The amp-hour is not printed, so this is not the same stated 2.0 Ah kit as article 3411125. The highlight says a rotating motor head and does not print the angle. Item weight is 2.15 kg and assembly is marked Yes. A dimensions row prints 20 x 12 cm, which is not a working length you can plan a shed around. It is the dearer of the two kits here, and the extra pounds are not explained by a printed capacity. Plastic blades remain the cutter, with the same reports of knives snapping on hard edges.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a kit whose listing mentions a rotating head and you can accept an unstated amp-hour.
Less suitable: You need a printed 2.0 Ah figure, you already own a pack, or the edge is stone.
Specifications
Common questions
How big is the battery in this kit?
The listing says one lithium-ion battery is included. It does not print the amp-hour. Do not assume it is the 2.0 Ah pack from article 3411125.
Does the highlight mention edging?
Yes. The highlight names a rotating motor head, a flower guard, and 20 blades. It does not print the angle in degrees.
Is this the same kit as the £51.54 model?
No. This is article 3411197 at £68.99. The other kit is article 3411125. The style name on both listings is Old Model.
The GC-CT 18/24 Li kit, article 3411125, is the blade trimmer that states a 2.0 Ah Power X-Change battery and a fast charger in the box, listed at £51.54 with 4.3 from 4,185 reviews. The cut is 24 cm at 8,500 rpm, and the 2.09 kg item weight includes the pack, so it is not the same kind of figure as a Solo weighed empty. The style name on the listing is Old Model. Bullets describe a telescopic handle, an extra handle and a flower guard, and they do not describe a rotating head. Twenty plastic blades are included. The kit answers the battery question and leaves the cutter question: the same knife-on-paving snap pattern still applies. If you already own a pack, you are paying for a second 2.0 Ah battery.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You own no Power X-Change pack and want a 24 cm blade tool that can run from the carton.
Less suitable: You already have an 18 V pack, or you need a tilting head or nylon line.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this ready to run?
Yes, on the listing. Included components name a 2.0 Ah Power X-Change battery and a fast charger, plus 20 plastic blades.
Does the listing claim a rotating edge head?
The bullets name a flower guard and a telescopic handle. They do not name a rotating head. One UK review says it does not have one.
Why does the style name say Old Model?
That is the style name printed on the amazon.co.uk listing for article 3411125. It is a different article number from the GE-CT 18 Li kit.
The GC-ET 4530, article 3402026, is the corded trimmer in this set, listed at £54.95 with 4.3 from 308 reviews, the smallest sample here. Amazon’s bullets state a 450 W motor, 7,000 rpm, a 30 cm twin-line cut with automatic feed, an edge roller, a head at 180 degrees with four tilts, and three spools of 10 m. Einhell’s UK page prints 1.4 mm line and a 10 m cable, with a shop price of £57.95, and does not print the wattage. Item weight is 2.4 kg and a bullet says 2.6 kg. The style name is UK Version, but volts and the plug standard are not printed, so you still look for a BS 1363 plug. Electrical Safety First’s advice for a mains grass trimmer is a 30 mA RCD, dry ground, and the cable over your shoulder. There is no battery to buy, and there is a lead to keep out of the cut. A retailer page that called this model cordless, or a blade trimmer, conflicts with Einhell and with Amazon’s power-source line.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a line trimmer with an edge roller and you would rather manage a cable than buy a Power X-Change pack.
Less suitable: You have no outdoor RCD, or you need to work far from a socket without a lead.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the GC-ET 4530 cordless?
No. The power source is AC, the title says 450 W, and the style name is UK Version. No battery is required.
How does the line feed?
The bullets say twin line with automatic feed, and the box includes three spools. Reviews repeatedly say the auto feed does not advance.
Does the listing show the plug?
No. It does not print 230 V or BS 1363. The style name is UK Version. Check the plug on the product.
The GC-CT 18/24 Li P-Solo, article 3411104, is a 24 cm plastic-blade trimmer listed at £32.56 on amazon.co.uk on 19 October 2026, with a 1.2 kg item weight and no battery in the box. Across 3,328 ratings the line is 4.2, the lowest star figure in this set, which is why the scaled score is 84. The carton includes 20 plastic blades and a flower guard, and neither the Amazon bullets nor Einhell’s UK page for this article describe a head that rotates for a vertical edge. UK review patterns on these blade listings often report knives snapping on paving and stone, which sits with Einhell’s own split: plastic blades for open grass, line near walls and stones. Speed is printed at 8,500 rpm. The shelf price is the tool only, so it is not a ready-to-run cost if you have no Power X-Change pack and charger.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already own one 18 V Power X-Change pack and you trim open grass rather than a stone kerb.
Less suitable: You need a battery in the carton, a head described as flipping, or nylon line beside paving.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the P-Solo the same as article 3411123?
No. This listing is article 3411104, item weight 1.2 kg, at £32.56. Article 3411123 is a different model number and a higher listed weight.
Does it include a battery?
No. The bullets say one 18 V Power X-Change battery is required and that the battery and charger are sold separately.
What is in the box?
The included-components line lists the trimmer, 20 plastic blades, a flower guard, and instructions. A rotating edge head is not described.
The GE-CT 36/30 Li E Solo, article 3411300, is a 30 cm line trimmer listed at £94.95 that needs two 18 V Power X-Change packs and includes neither. Across 2,501 reviews the line is 4.2, so the scaled score is 84. The listing specifies a single 2 mm line with bump feed, 9,000 rpm, a split shaft, a strap and a wall holder, and an item weight of 3.11 kg. Einhell’s page for this article also prints 2 mm line and 8 m on the spool, with a shop price of £113.95. A rotating edge head is not described in the Amazon bullets. It is the widest cordless line tool in the set and the dearest tool-only price, before those two packs. Reviews of the line ASINs report the supplied line breaking off grass, and a thicker line fitted by the owner is a different product from the 2 mm the listing names.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already own two 18 V packs and the job is a longer grass fringe rather than a short lawn edge.
Less suitable: You own one pack or none, or you only need a 24 cm blade for open grass.
Specifications
Common questions
How many batteries does the 36 V trimmer need?
The specification says two lithium-ion batteries are required. The item type says they are not supplied. One 18 V pack is not enough for this listing.
What line does it use?
The bullets say a single 2 mm line with bump feed and a cut up to 30 cm. Electronic speed control up to 9,000 rpm is also claimed.
Is the 3.11 kg figure with batteries?
The item weight is 3.11 kg and the batteries are not in the box. The listing does not add the packs to that figure.
Eight amazon.co.uk listings are scored in this folder. Products Compared did not lab-test cutting, runtime, noise or blade life. The method note publishes no separate percentage split. The stored score is the amazon.co.uk star rating scaled to 100. That single rule is the whole score and is recorded at 100 below. A 4.2 becoming 84, a 4.3 becoming 86, a 4.4 becoming 88 and a 4.5 becoming 90 are worked examples of that star line, not criterion weights, and they were not rescaled. Stars and review counts were taken from the amazon.co.uk listings captured on 19 October 2026.
Amazon.co.uk star rating
100%The stored score is the amazon.co.uk star rating scaled to 100. It is not a lab test and not an editorial rank. The method note prints no other percentage. A conversion such as 4.4 becoming 88 is a worked example for one listing, not a criterion weight.
Decide the cutter, then whether a battery is in the box, then how many packs the tool needs, before you read the stars. Eight amazon.co.uk listings are on this page, captured on 19 October 2026. The stored score is the star rating scaled to 100. It is not a laboratory test of cutting, runtime, noise or blade life.
A grass trimmer is a shaft tool for the edges and corners a mower misses. On these listings the cutter is either plastic blades or nylon line, and the cutting width is 24, 28 or 30 cm. Match the cutter to the ground first. Einhell says blades suit open grass and line suits walls and stones. UK reviews of the blade listings often report knives snapping on paving and stone. Reviews of the line tools often report the supplied line breaking on growth that is not grass.
Solo means the tool only. The £32.56 line is not a finished cost if there is no Power X-Change battery and charger in the cupboard. Article 3411125 states 2.0 Ah in the box. Article 3411197 includes a battery and does not print the amp-hour. Do not merge those two kits.
A rotating head is described on articles 3411172, 3411197, 3411242 and 3402026. Article 3411104’s Einhell page does not describe one. A flower guard is not a printed tilt angle. Plastic blades are still reported to snap on paving and stone.
Amazon prints 9,000 rpm and 2.5 kg for the GE-CT 18/28. Einhell prints 8,000 rpm and 2.2 kg, and an Amazon bullet also says 2.3 kg. The GC-ET listing prints 2.4 kg and a bullet says 2.6 kg. Do not average them. Do not fit 2 mm line on a 1.4 mm or 1.6 mm head, and do not borrow a runtime from a different article.
Five listings use plastic blades, 20 knives, at 24 cm. Three use nylon line: the GE-CT 18/28, the GE-CT 36/30, and the corded GC-ET 4530. Einhell says blades suit open grass and line suits walls and stones. UK reviews of these blade ASINs often report knives snapping on hard edges. Reviews of the line tools often report the supplied line breaking on growth that is not grass. A rotating or tilting head is described on some articles and not on others, so a 24 cm width is not proof of a flip head.
Solo means tool only. A Solo price is not a ready-to-run price. Two kits include a battery and a charger: article 3411125 states 2.0 Ah, and article 3411197 leaves the amp-hour unprinted. Do not merge them. An 18 V tool needs one Power X-Change pack. Article 3411300 needs two 18 V packs and is not a different battery shape. The corded GC-ET 4530 needs no pack. It needs a lead, and Electrical Safety First’s advice is a UK 3-pin plug, a 30 mA RCD, dry ground, and the cable over your shoulder.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You already own one 18 V Power X-Change pack and you want the head described as turning for a lawn edge. Article 3411172 is the 24 cm blade Solo listed at £48.43, with 4.4 from 13,827 amazon.co.uk ratings. The bullets say the motor head rotates plus or minus 90 degrees and tilts to five positions. The battery and charger are not in the box. Plastic blades on these listings are still reported to snap on hard edges.
You own no Power X-Change pack and you want a 24 cm blade tool that can run from the carton. Article 3411125 states a 2.0 Ah battery and a fast charger, listed at £51.54, with 4.3 from 4,185 reviews. It is a different article from the kit that leaves the amp-hour unprinted. The cutter is still plastic blades.
The edge is walls, kerbs or stone and you already have one 18 V pack. The GE-CT 18/28 Li Solo is the 28 cm nylon-line tool, listed at £64.95, with 4.5 from 1,904 reviews. The battery and charger are not in the box. Amazon and Einhell disagree on rpm and on weight, so those figures stay separate.
The top pick is the Einhell 3411172 Solo: 4.4 from 13,827 amazon.co.uk ratings, listed at £48.43 on 19 October 2026, with a head described as plus or minus 90 degrees and five tilts. It does not have the highest star line. The scaled score is 88, which is the star rating times 20, not a laboratory result. Best value is the Einhell GC-CT 18/24 Li P-Solo: the lowest shelf price in the set, £32.56, with 4.2 from 3,328 ratings. That price is the tool only. No battery or charger is in the box, and the brand page for article 3411104 does not describe a rotating head.
Einhell GC-CT 18/24 Li P-Solo
The lowest shelf price in the set, £32.56, with 4.2 from 3,328 ratings. That price is the tool only.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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