Last fall I bought a Cyclone Rake Commercial Pro. I know there are other makes and models of leaf collectors and I cannot advocate one over the other as I have no experience with any other units. I will say that I am happy with my purchase. I ordered it late in the fall and received a healthy discount.
The unit was delivered promptly. Assembly was quick and I was cleaning up the wet and frozen leaves promptly.
I did have my boys raking along with me to get the edges and loosen the frozen stuff. I was very happy with the performance of the unit and know that come this fall, cleanup will be even easier as I will be going at it earlier in the season.