Are Mini Leaf Blowers ACTUALLY Worth It?

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Leaf blowers are pretty versatile tools for keeping your yard tidy, blowing snow off your car, or anything else that needs a healthy measure of forced air. Unfortunately for people with more space constraints, your average blower is pretty big and unwieldy. Additionally, for people with limited mobility options or noise limitations, a smaller, more compact leaf blower might be the ticket.

Enter the advent of the mini leaf blower. We all know that a full-size leaf blower packs some power, but how does a tiny handheld version perform? Does the reduction in size make it less useful? 

We've teamed up with Extreme Reviews to put a couple mini leaf blowers through the ringer and see what each one is capable of. Included are the YUQUESEN 980,000 RPM Turbo Power Leaf Blower, available from Amazon for about $60 on sale right now (normally closer to $100), and the Ryobi 18V ONE+ Compact Brushless 220 CFM blower available from Ryobi's online store as well as Home Depot for around $100 without the battery and $150 with a battery included.

Will the name brand come up on top, or will a lesser-known brand take the crown as the winner? More importantly, are mini leaf blowers even worth it compared to the full-size versions?