I bought this pair of scissors to a privet hedge in height and width to cut about 20 cm. If one says that goes pure as in butter OK. with fresh young shoots. For older wood to about 8mm thickness it comes as frozen butter. I was expecting more. I have in any case, my hedge cut and now it begins again green sprout. But it was a show of strength. In any case, it performs better than my old Noname. What would interest me would be a direct comparison with a similar Bosch. I bought Metabo because my other electrical appliances Metabo are and I was so far very satisfied.