you could get a husqvarna 128LDx trimmer($200) and then get the edger attachment for $100 and keep the $250 left over for beer when your done. That way you kill two birds with one stone, you have a trimmer and a edger.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Interesting, I'll think about this one and do more research.

Mmmmmmmmm.........Beer! $250? I'm thinking KEGS!!!!!