I bought a mini electric pole saw from Harbor Freight; it was about the same size as your mini saw, I used it for cutting at ground level as much as I did pruning. That was the handiest thing I ever bought; it would cut for hours on a charge. It lasted about a year and a half, Harbor Freight quit selling that brand and didn't have the parts to fix it.
I bought a similar Lowe's Kobalt pole saw off a guy selling pallet returns, it ran about an hour and quit. There was a recall on this brand of saw, being an honest person, I didn't feel right about getting a new replacement saw for a saw I bought at a bargain basement price off a pallet and not directly from Lowe's.
I bought a Stihl pole saw next, it will outlast me.
For light trimming I bought a Stihl 170 chainsaw, light and very handy. Since buying my 170 my 029 sits on the shelf unless I am cutting really big stuff.
I had a lot of underbrush to clear down in my woods so I bought a carbide tooth brush clearing blade for my Stihl weed eater, anything less than 2" is gone in a second, something 3" thick is about its limit.
