Overrated? Not for me. I maintain a little over two acres with many mature trees, including gums and beech trees. I use a variety of blowers to blow leaves, limb debris, gum balls, yada off the lawn areas into the surrounding woods or an open field. I use a battery-powered blower for the little jobs like cleaning off the porch and deck, and blowing leaves out of the garage and my shop. For the lawns, I use a gas-powered, hand-held Stihl, a gas-powered Stihl backpack blower, and a walk-behind blower with a 9hp Honda engine. I also have a blower extension for the Stihl handheld that I use to blow leaves off of the gutter screens - it makes a quick job of doing this task.