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Title: Too many drawbacks
Review: Bought this when the battery in my Gizmo gave out. Big mistake. The Gizmo had a modern lithium battery, which meant you could continuously charge it, the HB has old-fashioned NiCAD batteries, which you must charge and then use until completely discharged, meaning every so often (fairly often) it gives out on you in the middle of meal prep. The Gizmo had 4:1 leverage which was easy for my strength-impaired wife to use. The HB has pathetic 2:1 leverage which is difficult for even me to use sometimes. Yeah, the Gizmo is expensive (over $100) but if you need a can opener that seriously understrength users can use, it's the only way to go. I would NOT buy this can opener again... I will probably get rid of it before it stops working, it's THAT unsatisfactory.
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