Well, I can now throw my $.02 in here...I did get the Letro Platinum. "Just okay" is about how I would describe it. I have sat and watched it roll right over leaves, worms and pine needles and not even pick them up! The line seems to get tangled over the "engine" a lot. I feel like I need to babysit it! I'll keep it for now, but I believe I will go all out and get the Tiger Shark next time. Friends of mine let me use theirs before I got mine and it was a champ! @$900/$1000 so not really in this price range being looked at, but it's a good one from what I could tell.