I have an electric mower for our small yard and it is great. If you want a Binford 10,000 to cut your half acre, go nuts. If you have a small lawn like me and Gooch, just order the one from Amazon with the best reviews. The cord was a nuisance for about 30 seconds and then you figure it out and everything is fine.
Do not recommend a reel mower. Gross. I have one, it is worthless. If you get behind on lawn work (which I do, and the electric handles it fine), you're certainly never going to take that blade thing in to get it sharpened.