Einhell Agillo 18/200 vs 36/255: cordless Einhell compared

Both machines share Einhell’s Power X-Change battery ecosystem and both ship with a metal blade — unusual at this end of the cordless market. The real split is voltage and motor type: the Einhell Agillo 18/200 runs a single 18V cell through a brushed motor, while the Einhell Agillo 36/255 doubles up to 36V with a brushless motor built for tougher, more sustained work.

At a glance

	Agillo 18/200	Agillo 36/255
Power	18V Power X-Change	36V (2× 18V PXC), brushless
Motor type	Brushed	Brushless (more efficient, less wear)
Cutting width	30 cm line / 20 cm blade	300 mm line / 255 mm blade (wider)
Weight	6.45 kg	~6 kg without battery (slightly lighter body)
Blade included	Yes, 3-tooth 20 cm	Yes, 255 mm
Best suited to	Grass, light scrub	Tall grass, light brambles
Batteries needed	One 18V PXC	Two 18V PXC (higher running cost)
Supplied	Bare tool (Solo)	Bare tool (Solo)
Price position	Entry cordless	Mid-tier cordless

Voltage and motor: the core difference

The 18/200 is a single-battery 18V machine with a conventional brushed motor — reliable and affordable, but with a ceiling on sustained power and battery efficiency. The 36/255 pairs two 18V Power X-Change cells for a genuine 36V output and swaps in a brushless motor, which runs cooler, lasts longer under load, and squeezes more runtime out of the same batteries. If you’re already sitting on a stack of Power X-Change packs from other Einhell tools, the 36/255 puts that battery investment to better use.

Cutting width and what each one handles

Both come with a metal blade as standard, which is the Agillo family’s real selling point against most 18V rivals that only offer a line head. But the numbers diverge in the 36/255’s favour: its 255 mm blade and 300 mm line reach noticeably further into a swath than the 18/200’s 20 cm blade and 30 cm line. In practice that means the 18/200 is happiest on maintained grass, verges and soft scrub, while the 36/255 pushes into tall grass and light brambles without the motor labouring.

Weight and handling

On paper the 36/255 is marginally the lighter body at roughly 6 kg without a battery, against 6.45 kg for the 18/200 — though once batteries are clipped in in either case, the numbers move closer together and both are heavy enough that a harness is worth using for anything beyond a quick tidy-up. Neither tool is class-leading on weight; this comparison isn’t decided by handling.

Running costs: one battery vs two

This is where the choice gets practical rather than theoretical. The 18/200 needs just one 18V Power X-Change battery, so it’s the cheaper way in if you’re starting from scratch or only have a single pack. The 36/255 needs two, which roughly doubles your battery outlay unless you already own the platform — and both machines are sold bare (Solo), so that cost sits on top of the tool price either way.

Choose the Agillo 18/200 if…

• Your ground is grass, verges and light scrub — nothing dense or woody
• You only have (or want to buy) a single 18V Power X-Change battery
• You want the cheaper, simpler route into a blade-equipped cordless brush cutter
• Weight and running costs matter more than outright cutting power

Choose the Agillo 36/255 if…

• You regularly face tall grass or light brambles that a single-cell 18V machine would struggle with
• You already own two or more 18V Power X-Change batteries
• You want the efficiency and longevity of a brushless motor
• You’re happy to fund the extra battery to unlock the wider 255 mm blade

Which should you buy?

If your garden or plot is grass and light growth, the Agillo 18/200 covers it for less money and one less battery to buy. Once your ground turns to tall grass, scrub or the odd bramble patch, the Agillo 36/255’s brushless motor and wider 255 mm blade earn their keep — provided you’re already invested in, or willing to buy into, Einhell’s twin-battery 36V setup.

Either way, both machines’ real value depends on your existing Power X-Change battery stock, since neither comes with one included.