Ended up buying my 1st Greenworks Elite Tool Kit and it arrived today … got the HT-240-T Hedge Trimmer for $134.00 + tax delivered (vs. $189.99 retail or $150 at most places).
Already having the 6Ah Elite battery, I wanted to get one of the 3Ah batteries as well. As almost all the Elite tools come with the 3Ah battery, I thought it made more sense to get one with a tool rather than pay $69 for the battery alone on ebay.
I've had a Ryobi 18V 18" bar Hedge Trimmer for 7 years that does pretty good, but this GW Elite has a 24" bar and has double the cut capacity (3/4" vs. 3/8").
Considering the GW has a 6" longer bar and double the power it is only 12% heavier: 7.47 lbs. vs. 6.68 lbs. (both with a 3Ah battery).
Also find it interesting that instead of having a smaller case for the Elite 3Ah battery like the G-Max 2.0/2.5Ah, they use the same case as the Elite 6Ah.
Will report back once I've had a chance to use it.
Was tempted to buy the HT-180-XR Pole Hedge Trimmer Kit instead (18" Bar / 5/8" max cut), as it is a tool I don't already have; it would have been $32 more + tax. I don't have any tall bushes around my property nor have I been in a situation where I wished I had one (unlike a pole chainsaw that I can't live without), so I did not feel like spending the extra $$.
Doug