BoschVAC120N 12V Max Hand Vacuum (Bare Tool)

In two months of use for little cleanups in small areas, I have not been disappointed with its suction. I’ve used it to clean up crumbs after snacking on the couch and under the dining table. In the shop, it picked up dust and small debris with no problem. For areas bigger than 5 to 10 square feet, I get out the AC shopvac.I've used it for a quick cleanup in the car and truck; they'll still need an occasional thorough cleaning with the big AC vac.With the crevasse tool off, the opening is about 5/8 inch by 2 ½ inches; it will pick up anything smaller than a full-size (popped) popcorn kernel, and lighter than a #10 flat washer. Unpopped corn kernels aren’t too heavy for it. It can clean up the entry mat; if a piece of debris sticks in the fabric of the mat, putting the crevasse tool on increases suction and usually picks it up.When opening it up to empty the debris, the filter at first looks like a problem; the folds are tight and fine dirt remains in there, but I have not taken extreme measures to get all the dirt out of the folds, and that so far (2 months) hasn’t reduced the suction noticeably.

If you have Bosch 12v tools, you want this vacuum. Sturdy, picks up well. Not the most powerful... what do you expect for 12v?...Binford 9000 Powermaster power? Not gonna happen its not turbo boosted. But for everyday small to medium messes, this will easily do it. You will like this... FAR better than the Walmart rechargeable portable vacuums

It's convenient to use but lacks a lot of suction. Perfect for sawdust. drywall dust. Maybe some spilled cat food? The nozzle attachment is a bit small (Length and Opening) so items get stuck while being pulled in. I attached double sided velcro to the side of the unit and the nozzle attachment so I can store it on the unit and not lose it.

The vacuum is very handy, good use for small particles to vacuum. The vacuum is weak, get another brand if you will be vacuuming larger particles. This vacuum is hard to use on a carpet on your car because of the weakness of the suction. Only good for bare floors or flat surfaces.

I'm pure german and I have a very large array of bosch tools and batteries. This is the first dissapointment. This vacuum will take up dry coffee grounds or cat litter spillage on a hard surface floor but it struggles with everything else. I spent upwards of $70 here, I assumed I had every battery bosch ever built but ended up having to spend another $75 on battery and charger. I gave it 2 stars for one reason, it's lightweight and petite. That really doesn't matter because a whisk broom and dust pan assembly is as well and cost under $5!

I use this to gather dust after drilling. More powerful than most small dust vacuums I’ve used. I would recommend to pair it with a 4ah to get good continued performance. My main kit to work is Bosch’s 12v, so this gives me a great little lightweight vacuum that hangs on hangs on my tool bag. It’s certainly not a shop vac, but fits well in the right kit.

Wife loves this thing in the house. Uses my batteries so I can justify my tools more easily.

This vacuum feels like the product manager told the lead engineer "Don't make it suck!" It's way too weak for any real use, certainly any use in an environment where pricey Bosch batteries are lying around anyhow, i.e., workshops. The intended use case remains a riddle. Maybe a housewife who spilled a tiny amount of flour could take it up with this, as long as it's from a firm surface and not a carpet, but would said housewife really go for a manly Bosch-branded vacuum, find one of the precious batteries (not included), and slowly go to work instead of just using a moist paper towel? With the included nozzle attachment, suction power goes from merely symbolic not non-existent, and all of that is with a brand new filter, thus bound to get worse. Returned.