- Consumer reports leaf blowers Toro dominates our ratings of corded leaf blowers that perform nearly on a par with gas handhelds. And one of the newest, the $100 Toro Ultra Plus 51621, leads the pack with top-notch sweeping and impressive loosening of embedded leaves. Want to pay less? Except for a few features, the $70 Toro 51619 matches its sibling in performance and was slightly better at loosening leaves. Both were only fair on our noise test.