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10” strike all day over the Ion. Cuts sooooo much better. I just tried a brand new Ion. They both work well, but the strike is way better cutting.
That is until they discontinue the strikemaster electric like they did the 50V model. They did absolutely nothing for those that bought the 50V model and they are no longer selling extra batteries. Shows how much they care about their customers. I've had the first gen Ion going on 6 years now and haven't had a single issue with it other than the blades being chinese made POS. They are however cheap to replace so I have ZERO complaints but mine is the older 8 inch version.
Can’t speak to previous models, but the new one is awesome. Nothing wrong with the Ion at all, it just takes more effort to cut with the 10” I used last week. The battery on the Ion does appear to be far superior.
I recently purchased the 40v strikemaster 10". It cuts very aggressive and fast. Very good battery life as far as I can tell. My complaint with it is that it jams at the bottom of the hole quite often. If you're not applying the pressure just right it jams. 50/50 it breaks through or jams. Maybe I'll get a feel for it as time goes on. I feel like since the blades have such an aggressive pitch that it cuts really fast but when the tip breaks through, the top of the blades still have allot to cut through. I dunno just my thoughts.