I'm probably going to catch some flack for this, but I wouldn't go with a Stihl for a string trimmer. They are good quality, but they are heavy and over priced.
I would recommend a Tanaka TBC-230 ($230). It weights 10.2 lbs with cutting head. The similar Stihl FS55R ($200) weights 10.6 lbs without the cutting head. The Stihl also has ~10% less power. The Tanaka has a solid drive shaft compared to the straight-flexible one on the Stihl. This Tanaka is actually a light commercial model, to get the same solid shaft and anti-vibration will cost you another $100 and another pound in a Stihl (FS90R). The Tanaka also offers several attachments (cultivator, broom, chainsaw, hedge trimmer) that will bolt directly onto the original shaft. Stihl only offers this for the more expensive model.
As for reliability, my parents have owned a pair of TBC220's (predecessor of the TBC230) for about 15 years. They have seen heavy use mowing orchard grass around 2000 fruit trees for most of their life. 3-4 hours of heavy continual use is normal. In 15 years we have only had the rebuild the carburator on one and change the fuel cap on the other. They still start on 2-3 pulls, even after stitting out the winter months with zero prep. But that is just my 2 cents, good luck.
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