For me, I own push mowers, a 36inch belt drive toro turbo force WB I bought for $400 used and have several 60 inch mowers. Not a lawn I can not mow. In a perfect world I would have 36inch, 48/52inch mower and a 72. The bigger the blade, the better the cut imo. So the best cut mowers are going to be a push mower with a 25 inch blade, then a 2 blade 36 mower, then a 3 blade 72 inch mower. If you get a WB mower, be aware they can throw clippings 4 times their width and will need a bagger (which don't go far without getting full), a mulch kit, or operator controlled discharge chute.