Bosch Professional Laser-Entfernungsmesser GLM 50-27 CG

Excellent laser measure.Only received it today, set it up in 5 mins. Within 15mins I’d gone through all the functions and even remotely added dims to a photo. I can see massive benefits using this measure to produce quotation.Definitely recommend.

Great tool for speed and recording measurements. Download the Bosch app and you can simply measure against photos that you take. Definitely better than dodgy sketches that I would loose or get mixed up with. Would highly recommend. Measured an 11m distance outside and the green laser was still visible. Accuracy is very good, I used to check measurements just to make sure and every time would be 100%

If you do lots of measurements then this is the tool for you.

When I first saw the price of the Bosch laser measurement device I found myself thinking that it was far too much money to ask. Being made in a low wage economy of Malaysia reinforced my opinion.A multi language user guide accompanies the laser kit. The print quality and paper are low grade; the instructions more concerned with safety than developing an approach to how to use the device. It is just as well that a leaflet, in colour, accompanies the user manual as some might find it a bit hard going working out how to operate the device without it.The laser unit is small enough, and light enough, to be held comfortably in the hand for some time. The build quality appears high; the screen a multi coloured delight.It didn't take me long to realize that my first impressions of being overpriced were wrong: the number of different functions that the Bosch is capable of is impressive:Distance, area, volume, Pythagorean angles, spirit level, elevation, to name but a few. All computations are automatically stored in a 30 step memory section.Two AA size batteries are supplied with the unit. There is also a lanyard but getting it into the place where Bosch intended it to go is going to be trial and error.Bosch use the epithet 'professional' about this laser. Its a pleasure to be able to say that for once, a manufacturer has not overstated the value of its product. It is impressive and makes others that I have tested seem like late starters.

Decided to go with green laser as was having difficulty seeing the red one on site at distance. It works very well and just as accurate as my other Bosch lasers I have, great addition to the tool kit

I use this for everything atm, even measuring stuff that I could use a tape measure for. It is such a handy tool. And for £150 it’s amazing

The media could not be loaded. I thought a Bluetooth laser measure was just going to be another unnecessary bolting on of Bluetooth onto anything vaguely electronic. Because you know, everything is better with Bluetooth...but actually, with the companion app "Measureon", I'm starting to think this is a great idea.Starting with the device itself, it feels robust - lots of plastic and rubber but it doesn't feel cheap, just ruggedised. The pouch is your standard canvas belt loop pouch, it's fine. The green laser is infinitely better than red, it really makes you wonder why they began with red, it's much more visible even in direct sunlight.The functions are great, your basic point click measure, a continuous measure and digital level amongst the very useful. There are the more complicated, area, volume, staking out and indirect measure - requires a bit more learning to make proper use of but once you get the hang of it they perform well enough to be useful. I wouldn't want to be staking out a house foundation using this and an 'indirect' measure might be more easily done with your stone age tape measure - but if used in the right situations, they will be useful.Obviously the app is probably the main reason you'd shell out £200 and it's a mixed bag. On the one hand, it's quick to install, open, draw out your layout, connect the device and get measuring. So it's actually pretty impressive in terms of seamless/quick working. I'd like to see more functionality though, you can draw out the shape of your layout and it will snap it automatically into straight lines - great. Click on one layout line to input length, click the lasers measure button and it scales the wall on the apps drawing and records the measure automatically - great. You can also take pictures and draw on them, and again automatically drop in measurements from the device e.g. take a picture of a wardrobe and measure it's dimensions. But that's it - the device has several functions that would require the old pencil and paper to make use of. It's a very early release of the app however so I'd imagine some more functionality is in development.All in all, if you're a professional of any kind, plumber, leccy, builder - this is a great piece of kit that could save hours in your quotes/prep work, producing accurate drawings to work from very quickly. Pricey? Yes. But the time saved will quickly pay for this and then some. Reccomended