Let me preface this by saying I don't live in a manicured lawn area. I have an acre of heavily treed property with an older house and the lawn is mostly dirt...in Florida. Our trees drop a ton of leaves, it rains often so the leaves can be wet at times, and our concrete driveway is 100ft long with dirt/sand/ and barely lawn (we also have an uncaged pool with trees all around in the backyard). Lots of areas that need to be blown off fairly often.When I went from corded to the Greenworks 40v Blower several years ago I bought into the ecosystem. Pole saw, 16" chainsaw, hedge trimmer too. Everything still works to this day...no problems.But I just needed more from the blower. It was the best one from Greenworks at the time...165mph blah blah. When things got piled up or there was dirt or wetness involved I just might as well put it away. Or grab the rake first for the big piles and then blow the remaining dirt.I was getting frustrated after some years and I know I had outgrown the 40V blower with my needs.After tons of research I settled on this 650cfm model. I'm not rich so I have to plan and watch videos of people blowing leaves (not helpful btw) and reading tests. In the end I bit the bullet on this EGO and maybe it will be good enough to upgrade ecosystems later.Well let me tell you...this blower is ridiculously powerful. Wet or dry it moves everything away from you...far away. I used to have to get right on top of leaves sometimes where now I just aim from 10ft away and everything in my path is gone. Areas along the edge of my driveway that had caked in dirt...you can see the dirt just being dissolved into the wind. Before where I would blow leaves into a pile that eventually couldn't be moved and needed raking...the pile is blown wherever I want. It is crazy. A fully charged battery lasts at least 20-30mins...I honestly haven't blown long enough on a fully charged battery to find out.So if you are on the fence about spending this much on a blower but need more power than most consumer blowers...just get it. You won't be disappointed.I also considered Makita because I have some Makita cordless hand tools. But their blower isn't as powerful and getting into their yard tool eco system is ridiculously expensive...like a pole saw is over $700 (without battery) compared to less than half that for EGO.So I highly recommend this blower!I'm a gadget hound. If it is new and exciting and shiny, I want it. I have the Ego 580 CFM blower and it does a fantastic job. Why did I need the EGO Power+ LB7654 765 CFM blower? I didn't NEED it. I wanted it.This blower is more powerful than all other battery blowers and actually more powerful than most gas backpack blowers, and it does not require maintenance. Stick a battery in it, pull the trigger, and blow. Although there is the blower noise, there is no gas engine noise.On YouTube, Project Farm just did a battery blower review and the Ego was number 1.The only downside to this blower is battery life. It trades off blowing power for battery run time. When I blow leaves, I run on full speed or Turbo and have to switch batteries within 30 minutes. That is a small disadvantage given its blow power.Prior to purchasing my Ego 650 Blower I owned an Echo gas leaf blower that I received from a friend for free since it didn't work. IhHad to invest $80 right off the bat to have it rebuilt and working well. It worked great for the entire time I owned it but after finding the Ego family of tools I decided to make the switch.This was my first purchase in the Ego family since it's a relatively low cost commitment (compared to some of the other tools) and readily available. Let me tell you what, I have loved this tool every day since I have had it!Power: Easily just as powerful as my Echo. I won't say more since it's not a dramatic difference but there are so many other reasons I love this tool over the gas alternatives that I'll talk about below.Run time: This particular model ones comes with the 5ah battery but any of the Ego batteries will work in it; 2.5ah, 7.5ah, 10ah, or the anticipated 12ah. They will all work if you want a longer run time you can get one of the larger batteries but there will be a weight difference with each of these. Larger ah = larger battery = heavier. But with regard to the 5ah, I would say typically 30-40 minutes at full throttle. There is also a TURBO button that will blow you away (pun intended) and this will reduce that run time down to about 20 minutes ish. Sound low? Realistically, I am rarely running this continuously at full throttle. You stop to pick up sticks or grab a drink or the kids jump in your pile of leaves so your 30-40 min turns into longer. Compared to my Echo, this is about the same for a tank of gas. MAYBE a little longer run time on the gas but it certainly wasn't a lot.Ease of use: Simple. No gas, no mixing, no pulling a cord, no choke, no fumes, no waiting for it to "warm up" before you get full performance. Slide your battery into the slot and hit the button. You're blowing instantly. My wife used it one time to blow some dirt out of the garage and I got a text "Why didn't you tell me this thing was so much fun!?" She's on to me!Uses: It doesn't just blow leaves. I also enjoy woodworking and this is where I use the tool the most. When building a project in my garage things tend to get dusty. I can have this on the floor and whenever I need to clean up the space after some cuts, I can do it quickly with no extra fumes or having to start it every time. I also use it to dry my truck off after I wash it. I live in Colorado and we get snow, so I've used it to clear off the driveway, stairs, porch, and vehicles (there may be some static shock with this use so heads up on that.)This will come with a basic charger that will charge your battery back to full in a few hours but if you go with some of the larger Ego products (snow blower, mower) they will come with a rapid charger that will charge the battery from dead to full in less than an hour. Amazon also has the rapid charger for purchase.This is a long way of saying this is an amazing tool and you won't regret this purchase. There is a brand new model with more power (765 CFM) but this bad boy will not disappoint.My last Leaf Blower was an Echo250. Nice tool for an average home owner. But over time I began to dislike our affair: fuel mixture, spills, carb gelled, sore shoulder from not starting, noise, smell and they outlawed them in our area. I picked up the EGO 650CFM. It works better than my Echo, starts with the push of a button, quiet, no smell, no fuel, no problems. Ive used it 4 times in one month and I am very pleased. Pressing the Turbo button is cyclonic. The unit isn’t really heavy just not well balanced. Might consider shoulder strap. The battery takes awhile to charge. Still not ready to replace my Stihl Gas powered chainsaw but I’m glad I got rid of that gas blower.