Are cheaper push mowers with electric-start reliable? Is there such a thing?

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I have one of those Toros with an electric start. The battery gets brought inside every fall, then in the spring, reinstalled and recharged. It has simple spade connectors and has lasted for five years. It has a simple wall wart charger because the mower doesn't charge it. The battery will start the mower many times as long as you plug the mower in between each use. It will go as fast or slow as my ne'er-do-well son can go. My wife also finds it easy to use although she usually needs my assistance to first start it (no choke, just a bulb to give it extra gas for the first start). I like it.

I prefer my Deere Z425.