Unlimited runtime, and a cable to think about
A corded mower is the cheapest way to cut a small lawn well, and the shelf is honest about what it is: a motor power in watts, a cutting width in centimetres, and a cable. The wattage on this shelf runs from 1 200 to 1 800 W, and it pairs with width almost mechanically — 1 200 W with 32 cm, 1 800 W with 42 or 43 cm — so the two figures rarely disagree and the pairing is a good check on a listing that quotes only one. The stated area is where the honesty stops: the same maker prints « bis 300 m² » on its 32 cm machine and « bis 800 m² » on its 42 cm one, which is a proportional claim rather than a measured one, and no listing here says what grass it assumes. Where a corded mower genuinely differs from its cordless twin is that it does not slow down or stop: there is no pack to fade, no second battery to buy, and the power at the blade is the same in the last ten minutes as in the first. What it costs is the cable — a machine tethered to a socket, mown in strips away from the house, with an RCD on the supply, and a lawn whose far corner is thirty metres from any outlet is simply not this machine’s lawn. The rest follows the same pattern as the other shelves: cutting heights on a central lever, catcher volume of 35 to 50 litres, and the functions — several of these carry a mulching plug, which is the accessory that changes what the mower is for. We compare cutting width, motor power, stated area, cutting heights, catcher volume, functions, cable, guaranteed noise and weight.
30 L box, 3-step per-wheel height, impact-resistant housing
The cheapest machine on this whole site. A 30-litre box, per-wheel height adjustment in three steps, and a cable strain relief.
Best for: A very small lawn, close to a socket, where the machine will be set once and left
Carry handle, edge cutting, folding handles
A light machine with a carry handle and a deck shaped to cut close to walls — described in five lines and no figures at all.
Best for: A small lawn with a lot of wall and fence, for a buyer who will look up the figures elsewhere
36 cm, 1500 W, 3 400 rpm, 40 L, 6 heights, 2-in-1
A 1500 W input at a stated 3 400 rpm, a 40-litre box with a mechanical indicator, and a mulching option on a corded machine.
Best for: A medium lawn where the clippings should sometimes stay on it
33 cm, 1200 W, 7 steps 20–60 mm, 9 kg, 96 dB
The first machine on this site to publish a sound power level: 96 dB, alongside a 9 kg weight and seven cutting heights from 20 mm.
Best for: A small lawn cut short and often, by somebody who wants to know what the machine will sound like
32 cm, 1200 W, 9.5 kg, 35–65 mm in 4 steps, 30 L, 300 m²
A 9.5 kg machine with a double-hardened blade, integrated lawn combs and a box designed to fill from the back forward.
Best for: A small to medium lawn kept at a normal height, where the finish matters more than the range of settings
33 cm, 1300 W, 3 600 rpm, 11.9 kg, 25–65 mm, 35 L
A 33 cm machine at a stated 11.9 kg and 3 600 rpm, with a lawn comb, a 35-litre box and a mulching function.
Best for: A small lawn that gets walked on, where the grass lies flat in the wheel tracks
33 cm, 1300 W, 6 steps 25–75 mm, 30 L, up to 200 m²
Six height steps across the full 25 to 75 mm on a single lever, at the cheap end of the shelf, with a folding handle.
Best for: An awkward front garden or a plot full of beds, where a narrow deck and a full height range both help
32 cm, 1300 W, 8.5 kg, 3 heights 30/50/70 mm, 30 L
The lightest mower on the site at a stated 8.5 kg, with three fixed heights of 30, 50 and 70 mm and a 30-litre box.
Best for: A small garden with steps, a narrow gate, or anyone who would rather carry the mower than drag it
40 cm, 1800 W with torque control, 6 steps 20–70 mm, 600 m²
The widest corded deck here, with a motor that holds blade speed in wet or long grass and six heights from 20 to 70 mm.
Best for: A large lawn near a socket, and particularly one that is usually cut a week later than it should be
