Mowers
Best battery and electric mowers under $300
Three hundred dollars buys a real brushless mower now. What it does not buy is a maker willing to tell you how high it cuts.
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We have not tested these units. Every spec on this page comes from the manufacturer's own documentation and is linked to it. Every computed figure is arithmetic you can redo. Prices are checked daily — last verified November 13, 2026. Here is exactly how we pick.
Quick picks
Ranked on the published specs and the arithmetic below. Tap any row to jump to the full write-up. We have not tested these units -- here is exactly how we pick.
| # | Product | Best for | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenworks 40V 14" Brushless Push Mower (MO40L411-00) The only mower under three hundred dollars whose maker publishes a real acreage figure -- a quarter acre -- and it does it on 160Wh. | Best overall under $300 | 7.8 | |
| 2 |  LawnMaster 12A 19" Corded Electric Mower (ME1218X) The widest cut in this price band and the only mower here that publishes its cut height -- six positions from 1.5 to 4 inches -- though it is named for its deck, not its cut. | Widest cut under $300 | 7.9 | |
| 3 |  Greenworks 24V 13" Brushless Push Mower (MO24L411-00) A brushless cordless mower with a battery and charger for under two hundred dollars, which Greenworks rates not in acres but in tennis courts. | Best under $200 | 7.5 | |
| 4 |  Sun Joe 24V-X2-17LM 48V Cordless Mower, 17 in Two batteries, a 17 inch cut and an 11 gallon bag at the top of the band -- from a page that cannot decide whether this mower is for small lawns or large ones. | Biggest bag under $300 | 7.4 | |
| 5 |  LawnMaster MEB1114K 15" 11-Amp Corded Electric Lawn Mower Twenty-eight pounds, a 15 in cut and no battery to run out -- the mower that answers the small-lawn case without any energy arithmetic at all. | Best corded mower | 8.0 |
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Buy the Greenworks 40V 14 in brushless push mower. It is the only mower under three hundred dollars whose maker publishes a real acreage claim — up to a quarter acre — and our arithmetic puts 160Wh of battery in the box, two thirds more than the cheaper 24V machine for about seventy dollars more. But the honest headline of this page is a blank: three of these five mowers publish their cutting-height field empty, and on a mower the cut height is the specification.
The short answer
How to read a mower spec sheet at this price
Above five hundred dollars this site ranks mowers on watt-hours in the box, because the flagship machines publish enough for the arithmetic to be meaningful. Under three hundred, the binding problem is that the sheets have holes in them. So the order of operations here is:
- Does the maker publish a cut height at all? Three of five do not. That is not a detail — it decides whether you can follow the one-third rule, and whether the mower can be set high enough for the warm-season grasses our grass types guide covers.
- Watt-hours in the box, computed as advertised volts times amp-hours, the same convention we use site-wide. The spread here is 96Wh to 192Wh — a factor of two.
- Cutting width, because passes are the real labor. Thirteen inches to eighteen inches is 20 passes against 13 on a two-car-wide lawn.
- Is the maker's own sheet self-consistent? On this page, two of them are not.
What each maker publishes, and what it leaves blank
| Cut width | Cut height | Energy / power | Runtime | Weight | Warranty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenworks 40V 14 in | 14 in | Field published EMPTY | 160Wh (40V x 4.0Ah) | 40 min | 36.3 lb | 3 yr + 3 yr |
| LawnMaster ME1218X | 18 in (deck 19 in) | 6 positions, 1.5-4 in | 12 A corded, 3,600 rpm | Unlimited | 35 lb | 2 yr |
| Greenworks 24V 13 in | 13 in | Field published EMPTY | 96Wh (24V x 4.0Ah) | 34 min | 30.8 lb | 3 yr + 3 yr |
| Sun Joe 24V-X2-17LM | 17 in | Max and min fields EMPTY | 192Wh (2 x 24V x 4.0Ah) | Not published | 43.5 lb gross / "under 34 lb" | 2 yr |
| LawnMaster MEB1114K | 15 in (deck 14 in) | 5 positions, 1.4-3 in | 11 A corded, 3,300 rpm | Unlimited | 28.6 lb | 2 yr |
The Cut height column is the finding. Three of five makers publish the field and leave it blank. Note also the two mowers whose model name disagrees with their cutting width: the ME1218X is sold as a 19 in mower and publishes an 18 in cut, and the MEB1114K is sold as a 15 in mower and publishes a 14 in deck. In one case the name is the deck; in the other the name is the cut.
The arithmetic
Greenworks 24V 13 in: 24V x 4.0Ah = 96Wh
Greenworks 40V 14 in: 40V x 4.0Ah = 160Wh
Sun Joe 24V-X2-17LM: 24V x 4.0Ah x 2 packs = 192Wh
Greenworks publishes “up to 1/4 acre” for the 40V machine: 10,890 sq ft
10,890 / 160 = 68 sq ft per watt-hour
Apply that rate to the others and the 24V mower lands at about 6,500 sq ft and the Sun Joe at about 13,000 — both of which are bigger than the makers themselves claim, so treat 68 sq ft/Wh as a ceiling rather than a promise. For context, the EGO LM2135SP we rank first overall carries 420Wh, which at the same rate is 0.66 acres, and that is roughly what EGO's own runtime claims imply. The arithmetic is at least internally consistent across the registry.
Greenworks publishes the 24V mower's capability as “1 Tennis Court”.
A singles court: 78 ft x 27 ft = 2,106 sq ft
A doubles court: 78 ft x 36 ft = 2,808 sq ft
A 33 percent spread between the two readings, and Greenworks does not say which it means. Taking the larger, 2,808 sq ft is 0.064 acres — about a sixteenth. That is a genuinely small lawn, and spending 34 minutes of runtime and then waiting 120 minutes to recharge on a patch that size is the shape of this machine.
A 40 ft wide lawn = 480 in
At 18 in (ME1218X): 480 / 18 = 27 passes
At 17 in (Sun Joe): 480 / 17 = 28 passes
At 14 in (Greenworks 40V): 480 / 14 = 34 passes
At 13 in (Greenworks 24V): 480 / 13 = 37 passes
On a 40 ft deep lawn that is 540 ft of walking for the widest and 740 ft for the narrowest — a 37 percent difference, every single cut, for the whole life of the mower. Width is the spec that compounds.
The picks, and who each one is for
1. Greenworks 40V 14 in — best overall under $300
Who it is for: a quarter acre or less, out of reach of an outlet, with no existing battery platform. It is the only mower here with a published acreage claim rather than a sporting analogy, it carries 160Wh, and the 40V pack runs 75-plus other Greenworks tools so it is a platform entry rather than a dead end. Brushless, folding handle with a published 70 percent storage saving, 3 years on tool and battery.
Who should skip it: anyone who needs to set a cut height before buying — Greenworks publishes that field empty. Anyone who already owns another 40V or 56V platform, because a second battery system for one mower is the expensive mistake. And anyone minding 36.3 lb, the heaviest cordless machine here. Note too that Greenworks says its 40V 8Ah pack will not let the battery cover close, so the obvious runtime upgrade is partly blocked.
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2. LawnMaster ME1218X — best if the lawn reaches an outlet
Who it is for: anyone with a lawn inside a cord run who would rather have width and a published cut height than a battery. Eighteen inches of published cutting width is 28 percent fewer passes than the 13 in Greenworks, six positions from 1.5 to 4 in is the only published cut-height range in the band, and there is no pack to degrade or recharge. Side discharge and mulching, which most of this band does not offer.
Who should skip it: anyone with trees, beds or a long thin lawn, where a cord turns every obstacle into a snag decision. Two honest marks: LawnMaster sells it as a 19 in mower and publishes an 18 in cut, and its own US store lists it at $149.99 and shows it sold out — so the live Amazon price is doing the work here. Warranty is 2 years against Greenworks' 3.
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3. Greenworks 24V 13 in — best under $200
Who it is for: a genuinely tiny lawn — Greenworks' own figure works out at about a sixteenth of an acre — where 30.8 lb and a folding handle matter more than capacity. A brushless motor at this price was a flagship feature three years ago, and the 3-year tool and battery warranty is the best in the band.
Who should skip it: anyone with more lawn than that. Ninety-six watt-hours is the smallest mower battery in our registry, 120 minutes of recharge against 34 minutes of mowing is a 3.5-to-1 wait-to-work ratio, and 13 in means 37 passes where the LawnMaster needs 27. The cut-height field is blank here too.
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4. Sun Joe 24V-X2-17LM — most energy, biggest bag
Who it is for: someone who already owns Snow Joe 24V IONMAX packs, or who wants one battery set that covers mowing in July and snow clearing in January — the same packs run the 24V-X2-SB18 snow blower. It carries the most energy here (192Wh in two packs, recharging together in a published 1 hr 50 min), the widest cordless cut at 17 in, and an 11 gallon bag with a grass-level window.
Who should skip it: anyone who wants to know what it weighs. Sun Joe publishes “Gross Weight (lbs) 43.5” in its table and “Under 34 lbs” in its bullets — a 9.5 lb spread, unreconciled. Its table also says “Best Use: Mid to Large Sized Lawns” while its bullets say “small to medium lawns”, and both cut-height fields are empty. It is also the most expensive mower on this page, at the very top of the ceiling.
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5. LawnMaster MEB1114K — cheapest real mower we rank
Who it is for: the smallest budget and the smallest lawn. At a published 28.6 lb it is the lightest powered mower in our whole registry, it publishes a 1.4 to 3 in cut height across 5 positions, and it runs forever. It is the pick on our best for the money page for doing the most with each watt-hour, and on best mowers for seniors for the same weight reason.
Who should skip it: anyone who mulches. LawnMaster publishes no mulching and no side discharge for it — it is bagging only, into a 7 gallon bag, which on a growing lawn means a lot of trips to the compost. And the deck is published at 14 in against a 15 in cutting width, the reverse of the naming problem on its bigger sibling.
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Which mower, by your lawn and your outlet
| Your situation | Buy | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter acre, no outlet nearby | Greenworks 40V 14 in | 160Wh and the only published acreage claim in the band |
| Any lawn within a cord run | LawnMaster ME1218X | 18 in cut, published 1.5-4 in height, unlimited runtime |
| Tiny lawn, under $200 | Greenworks 24V 13 in | Brushless at 30.8 lb with a 3-year warranty |
| You own Snow Joe 24V packs | Sun Joe 24V-X2-17LM | Same IONMAX batteries as the snow tools |
| Smallest budget, smallest lawn | LawnMaster MEB1114K | 28.6 lb, the lightest powered mower we rank |
| You want self-propelled | Spend more | There is no self-propelled mower under $300 |
| Flat lawn under 2,000 sq ft, no power at all | A reel mower | See our reel mower page -- from about $82 |
Verdict
The Greenworks 40V 14 in wins on the published numbers: the only real acreage claim in the band, 160Wh in the box and the longest warranty. But read the table before you buy anything here, because the pattern is the point — at this price three of five makers publish the cutting-height field and leave it empty, two publish a model name that disagrees with their own cutting width, and one publishes two weights nine and a half pounds apart. If you can reach an outlet, the LawnMaster ME1218X is the better mower for less money, and it is the only one in the band that will tell you how high it cuts.
The picks in full
Specs are the manufacturer's own and linked to the page they came from. Prices come from a live daily check; where we have no verified price we say so rather than print a stale one.
Greenworks 40V 14" Brushless Push Mower (MO40L411-00)
Greenworks · Greenworks 40V · Our score 7.8/10
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The only mower under three hundred dollars whose maker publishes a real acreage figure -- a quarter acre -- and it does it on 160Wh.
Published specs
| Cutting width | 14 in |
|---|---|
| Motor | Brushless |
| Discharge | 2-in-1 (mulch, bag) |
| Cutting heights | Published as an EMPTY field by Greenworks |
| Max mowing area | Up to 1/4 acre |
| Max runtime | 40 min |
| Battery recharge | 120 min |
| Weight | 36.3 lb |
| Voltage | 40V, one 4.0 Ah pack included |
| Storage | Folding handle, up to 70% less space |
| Model / SKU | MO40L411-00 (LM1414) / 2552702 |
| Warranty | 3-year tool, 3-year battery |
Source: 40V 14" Cordless Battery BL Push Lawn Mower (SKU 2552702, model MO40L411-00), greenworkstools.com
40V advertised x 4.0Ah = 160Wh. A quarter acre is 10,890 sq ft. 10,890 / 160 = 68 sq ft per watt-hour. The EGO LM2135SP we rank first overall carries 420Wh; at the same 68 sq ft/Wh that would be 28,560 sq ft, or 0.66 acres -- which is roughly what EGO's runtime claims imply. So Greenworks' quarter-acre figure is internally consistent with the rest of this registry rather than optimistic.
What the numbers favor
- Publishes a real acreage claim -- up to 1/4 acre -- where the cheaper 24V machine publishes tennis courts
- 160Wh in the box, 67 percent more energy than the 24V mower for about seventy dollars more
- 40 minutes of published runtime, the longest in this price band
- Brushless, with a 3-year tool and battery warranty
- Battery runs 75+ other Greenworks 40V tools
- Folding handle with a published 70 percent storage reduction
What they don't
- Greenworks publishes "Cutting Heights" EMPTY here too -- the same omission as its 24V mower, on a mower costing a third more
- 36.3 lb, the heaviest mower in this price band
- 14 in cutting width still means roughly 50 percent more passes than a 21 in deck
- 120 min recharge against 40 min of mowing: a 3:1 wait-to-work ratio
- Greenworks notes the 40V 8Ah battery does not allow the battery cover to close, so the obvious runtime upgrade is partly blocked
Skip it if you already own 40V Ryobi or 56V EGO batteries. A third platform for one small mower is the mistake this whole site exists to prevent, and a corded mower costs half as much if the lawn reaches an outlet.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
LawnMaster 12A 19" Corded Electric Mower (ME1218X)
LawnMaster · Corded 120V · Our score 7.9/10
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The widest cut in this price band and the only mower here that publishes its cut height -- six positions from 1.5 to 4 inches -- though it is named for its deck, not its cut.
Published specs
| Deck width | 19 in |
|---|---|
| Cutting width | 18 in |
| Height adjustment | 6 positions, 1.5 in to 4 in |
| Amperage | 12 A |
| No-load speed | 3,600 rpm |
| Wheels | 6.7 in front and rear |
| Discharge | Side discharge and mulching |
| Weight | 35 lb |
| Storage | Folding push handles |
| Model / SKU | ME1218X |
| Warranty | 2-year limited |
Source: LawnMaster 12 Amp 19-inch Electric Lawn Mower, ME1218X, us.cleva.com (LawnMaster US)
LawnMaster's published CUTTING width is 18 in, not the 19 in in the model name. Against the Greenworks 24V's 13 in: 13 / 18 = 0.72, so the LawnMaster needs 28 percent fewer passes over the same lawn. On a 2,800 sq ft lawn that is roughly 155 ft of walking saved per cut -- and it never stops to recharge.
What the numbers favor
- The only mower in this band that publishes its cut height: 6 positions, 1.5 to 4 in -- both Greenworks machines leave the field blank
- 18 in published cutting width, the widest here, which is 28 percent fewer passes than the 13 in cordless
- Publishes a no-load speed (3,600 rpm) as well as amperage
- Side discharge AND mulching, where the cordless pair are mulch-and-bag
- Unlimited runtime: no pack, no 120-minute recharge, no capacity ceiling
- 35 lb with folding handles
What they don't
- LawnMaster sells it as a "19-inch" mower and publishes an 18 in cutting width -- the model name is the deck, not the cut
- Corded, so there is a live cable in the grass and a cord-management routine on every pass
- 2-year warranty against 3 years on both Greenworks machines
- 6.7 in wheels front and rear: small wheels on uneven ground are what makes a cheap mower feel cheap
- LawnMaster's own store lists it at $149.99 and shows it sold out, so the live Amazon price is doing the work here
Skip it if the lawn is out of reach of an outlet, or has trees and beds to work around. A cord turns every obstacle into a snag decision, and that is the price you pay for the extra width and the published cut height.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
Greenworks 24V 13" Brushless Push Mower (MO24L411-00)
Greenworks · Greenworks 24V · Our score 7.5/10
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A brushless cordless mower with a battery and charger for under two hundred dollars, which Greenworks rates not in acres but in tennis courts.
Published specs
| Cutting width | 13 in |
|---|---|
| Motor | Brushless |
| Discharge | 2-in-1 (mulch, bag) |
| Cutting heights | Published as an EMPTY field by Greenworks |
| Max mowing area | 1 tennis court (Greenworks' own unit) |
| Max runtime | 34 min |
| Battery recharge | 120 min |
| Weight | 30.8 lb |
| Voltage | 24V, one 4.0 Ah pack included |
| Storage | Folding handle, up to 70% less space |
| Model / SKU | MO24L411-00 (LM1322) / 2554102 |
| Warranty | 3-year tool, 3-year battery |
24V advertised x 4.0Ah = 96Wh. A singles tennis court is 78 x 27 ft = 2,106 sq ft; a doubles court is 78 x 36 ft = 2,808 sq ft. Greenworks does not say which it means. Taking the larger, 2,808 sq ft is 0.064 acres -- so this mower's published capability is about one sixteenth of an acre, and its 34 minutes of runtime is being spent on a patch smaller than most front lawns.
What the numbers favor
- Brushless motor at under two hundred dollars, which was a flagship feature three years ago
- Battery and charger included, so there is no platform entry cost
- 30.8 lb -- light enough to carry up steps to a terraced lawn
- 3-year warranty on tool AND battery
- Folding handle: Greenworks publishes a 70 percent storage reduction, which matters most to exactly the buyer shopping at this price
- The 24V pack runs 200+ other Greenworks tools
What they don't
- Greenworks publishes the "Cutting Heights" field EMPTY -- on a mower, cut height is the specification, and this is the cheapest thing a maker could publish
- Capability is published as "1 Tennis Court", a unit that is not a unit: a singles court is 2,106 sq ft and a doubles court 2,808, and Greenworks does not say which
- 96Wh in the box, the smallest mower battery in this registry
- 13 in cutting width means more passes than any other mower we rank -- about 60 percent more than a 21 in deck
- 120 minutes to recharge against 34 minutes of mowing is a 3.5:1 wait-to-work ratio
Skip it if your lawn is bigger than about a sixteenth of an acre, which is what Greenworks' own tennis-court figure amounts to. Past that you are recharging more than mowing, and the 40V 14 in machine or a corded mower costs little more.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
Sun Joe 24V-X2-17LM 48V Cordless Mower, 17 in
Sun Joe · Snow Joe 24V IONMAX · Our score 7.4/10
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Two batteries, a 17 inch cut and an 11 gallon bag at the top of the band -- from a page that cannot decide whether this mower is for small lawns or large ones.
Published specs
| Cutting width | 17 in |
|---|---|
| Motor | 670 W brushless, 3,700 rpm |
| Battery | 48V (2 x 24V), 2 x 4.0 Ah included |
| Recharge | 1 hr 50 min, dual-port charger |
| Height adjustment | 6-position (1 in to 3 in, from the prose only) |
| Published cut-height fields | Maximum and Minimum both EMPTY |
| Bagger capacity | 11 gal |
| Mulching | Yes, with plug |
| Weight | 43.5 lb gross / "under 34 lbs" in the bullets |
| Size | 33 in L x 19.5 in W x 15 in H |
| Warranty | 2 years, SGS-listed |
Source: Sun Joe 24V-X2-17LM 48-Volt Cordless Lawn Mower Kit, 17-Inch, shopjoe.com
Two 4.0 Ah packs at Sun Joe's advertised 24V each: 24 x 4.0 x 2 = 192Wh. That is the most energy of any mower under $300 here -- 20 percent more than the Greenworks 40V machine's 160Wh -- and the only one that ships two packs, so a dead pair recharges together in 1 hr 50 min rather than one pack in 2 hours.
What the numbers favor
- 192Wh in the box, the most energy of any mower in this band
- Two batteries and a dual-port charger included, recharging together in a published 1 hr 50 min
- 17 in cut, second widest here, and a published 3,700 rpm
- 11 gallon bag with a grass-level indicator window -- the largest collection volume in the band
- Both mulching and bagging, and a published 670 W motor figure
- The 24V IONMAX pack is shared with Snow Joe's cordless snow tools, so one battery set covers summer and winter
What they don't
- Sun Joe publishes "Maximum Cutting Height" and "Minimum Cutting Height" as EMPTY fields, and the 1-3 in range appears only in marketing prose
- Two weights on one page: "Gross Weight (lbs) 43.5" in the table against "Under 34 lbs" in the bullets -- a 9.5 lb spread with no reconciliation
- Its own spec table says "Best Use: Mid to Large Sized Lawns, Heavy Duty Clearing" while its bullets say "small to medium lawns". Those are different mowers
- 2-year warranty, the shortest in the band
- Most expensive mower on the page, at the very top of the $300 ceiling
Skip it if you want to know what it weighs before you buy it. Between 34 and 43.5 lb is the difference between carrying a mower up three steps and not, and Sun Joe publishes both numbers on the same page.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
LawnMaster MEB1114K 15" 11-Amp Corded Electric Lawn Mower
LawnMaster · Corded 120V · Our score 8.0/10
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Twenty-eight pounds, a 15 in cut and no battery to run out -- the mower that answers the small-lawn case without any energy arithmetic at all.
Published specs
| Model | MEB1114K |
|---|---|
| Motor | 11 A, 3300 RPM no-load |
| Cutting width | 15 in |
| Deck width | 14 in |
| Cut height | 1.4-3 in, 5 positions |
| Grass bag | 7 gal |
| Front wheels | 5.5 in |
| Rear wheels | 7.75 in |
| Weight | 28.6 lb |
| Folding handles | Yes |
| Mulching / side discharge | No -- bagging only |
| Warranty | 2-year limited |
| Deck material / dimensions | Not published |
| Runtime | Unlimited (corded) |
Source: LawnMaster 11 Amp 15-inch Electric Lawn Mower (MEB1114K), lawnmaster.com
28.6 lb over a 15 in cut is 28.6 / 15 = 1.91 lb per inch. The Greenworks LM2054, which carries the lightest published weight of any cordless mower in our registry, is 57.5 lb over 20 in = 2.88 lb per inch. The corded mower is 34% lighter for every inch it cuts, because it carries no battery. That is the trade in one number: you gain the weight back as a cord you have to manage.
What the numbers favor
- 28.6 lb -- around half the weight of the lightest cordless mower in our registry
- No runtime limit and no charge wait
- Five cut-height positions, where most budget corded mowers publish three
- 15 in cut turns inside obstacles a 21 in deck has to go round
- Handles fold for storage, and the maker publishes that they do
What they don't
- Cord range is whatever your extension lead reaches, and you have to mow around it
- 3 in maximum cut height is too low for St. Augustine or a heat-stressed cool-season lawn
- Bagging only -- the maker publishes no mulching and no side discharge
- 7 gal bag is small, so expect frequent emptying on long grass
- No published deck material and no published dimensions
you mow more than about 2,500 sq ft, your lawn is more than one extension lead from an outlet, or you want to mulch clippings back into the lawn.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
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Best overall under $300
Greenworks 40V 14" Brushless Push Mower (MO40L411-00)
Greenworks · Greenworks 40V
Widest cut under $300
LawnMaster 12A 19" Corded Electric Mower (ME1218X)
LawnMaster · Corded 120V
Best under $200
Greenworks 24V 13" Brushless Push Mower (MO24L411-00)
Greenworks · Greenworks 24V
Biggest bag under $300
Sun Joe 24V-X2-17LM 48V Cordless Mower, 17 in
Sun Joe · Snow Joe 24V IONMAX
Best corded mower
LawnMaster MEB1114K 15" 11-Amp Corded Electric Lawn Mower
LawnMaster · Corded 120V
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Common questions
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Sources
- 40V 14" Cordless Battery BL Push Lawn Mower (SKU 2552702, model MO40L411-00), greenworkstools.com
- LawnMaster 12 Amp 19-inch Electric Lawn Mower, ME1218X, us.cleva.com (LawnMaster US)
- 24V 13" Cordless Battery Brushless Push Lawn Mower (SKU 2554102, model MO24L411-00), greenworkstools.com
- Sun Joe 24V-X2-17LM 48-Volt Cordless Lawn Mower Kit, 17-Inch, shopjoe.com
- LawnMaster 11 Amp 15-inch Electric Lawn Mower (MEB1114K), lawnmaster.com
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