That spec seems in line with my experience, but you don't run the thing full bore continuously. I generally run around 1/2-3/4 power and burst when I need more power to get something unstuck. It's nonlinear, so the battery lasts much longer this way.
I'd say the main sticking point is this culture of defaulting to leaf blowers to the exclusion of other tools. I've seen professional landscapers collect an entire parcel's worth of leaves into one big pile by blowing. But they're more appropriate for getting stuff out of beds and initial coalescing, and then going after each of those piles with the next collection step (I've yet to see a landscaper blow the leaves all the way to the dump).
FWIW the real price of Dewalt 6Ah batteries is more like $70-80. Rotating through 3-4 on a job is straightforward. The point is that lower externality options are most certainly available and practical, regardless of costing a little more to purchase.
I'd say the main sticking point is this culture of defaulting to leaf blowers to the exclusion of other tools. I've seen professional landscapers collect an entire parcel's worth of leaves into one big pile by blowing. But they're more appropriate for getting stuff out of beds and initial coalescing, and then going after each of those piles with the next collection step (I've yet to see a landscaper blow the leaves all the way to the dump).
FWIW the real price of Dewalt 6Ah batteries is more like $70-80. Rotating through 3-4 on a job is straightforward. The point is that lower externality options are most certainly available and practical, regardless of costing a little more to purchase.