When I bought my Husqvarna Hedge Trimmer the man in the shop tried to sell me special garden machinery 2 stroke oil on the spurious basis that 2 stroke motorbikes aren't revved to max as long as garden machines. Clearly a man that had never owned an RD250LC
I usually use motul 800, it's lying around for the motocross bike. A bit expensive for a bloody hedge trimmer.
Just purchased a Makita, mainly because all my other tools are Makita and didn’t fancy buying new batteries and charger. I bought it because it’s more convenient than dragging my electric one (heavy) + cable around. I didn’t go for the brushless model because of the difference in price. Most lads on the building sites around here use Makita.