No complaints: excellent product. However, as an RCD is recommended for safety, perhaps product should also be offered for sale with a Residual Current Device.

For what it is and for my intentions it’s absolutely fantastic, the 10 knocked off for prime day helped as well. Lightweight, easy to put together ( less than 10mins) and certainly powerful enough for my garden ( 25 square metre ) can’t fault it.

Great item, great value for money. Very sturdy and light to use.

I’m not very good with tools that need assembling but this was very easy and a great tool .

Bought this product despite the fact the majority of people were moaning about the cord being easy to snap when you clip something like brick or anything hard.
So I simply read the reviews, clocked that people had been using 3mm wire, and simply drilling out the spool whole to be able to take the 3mm wire and bobs your uncle, it’s a completely different beast.
I believe the spool hole is 2.5mm so you could avoid drilling and just get 2.5mm wire and replace the 1.6mm the item comes with, but for me 3mm is the sweet spot.
The take home message is to read the reviews and don’t just be a divvy and say something is rubbish because you can’t be bothered to adapt it and save about 60 on an improved model

I saw many negative comments about this product, but with me its working well. I used only once but it can cut all grass types.

Excellent strimmer 2nd one I’ve had of this make good and strong hope this one lasts as long as the first one

It is lightweight, easy to assemble and maneuvre when using it in the garde

The only issue with this is, the electric cable is not long enough to go around my small garde

Great value for monney light and easy to use great little product well worth the monney

Following No Mow May this Strimmer cleared growth of upto 12 inches. Easy to use.

Good value product. Easy to assemble and does the job. Would recommend to others.

I was skeptical about buying this after seeing some of the reviews, however I thought I’d risk it as only 31 quid. Great and works well. I get what everyone was saying the cord it comes with is flimsy and breaks a lot but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. I bought some different cord HOWEVER you will see reviews saying get 3mm cord so I did….its doesn’t fit through the hole where the cord comes through unless you drill it out yourself so be careful with which cord you pick.

Not as easy to use as I imagined, heavier than i imagined, as i have to keep holding it above the ground. But it cuts well.

It’s very lightweight, and even easier to assemble and fairly manoeuvrable. However, one minus is the yellow string that actually spins and cuts whatever you need to cut; it always breaks off if you use a certain angle and in general jus breaks off very easily. Very annoying if you’re cutting small corners of grass near fenses etc, as when it hits the fence it will most likely break off.

I have a Bosch lawnmower which is fine so thought I’d get the same strimmer. I read other reviews saying the plastic cord provided was weak so ordered something a bit thicker. Perfect!

Just used it for only once. Although the original 1.6mm cord was used, the grass trimmer was still working in good order. My lawn is a relatively small, probably half of a tennis court and have to cautiously avoid the hard objects when trimming. Thanks to advice of other customers, if the cord does break in future use, then I will replace the cord with a thicker one.

I have had numerous strimmers over the years ranging from bad to worse. This tool is absolutely great, its quite powerful and the cord feed mechanism is excellent( push a button on the spool hub and pull out the required amount of line) no messing with an auto feed that usually does not work! It has a single cord so everything is kept simple. The tool is easily assembled and I would recommend this strimmer to anyone with a medium sized lawn.

I bought this product after 20 year of avoiding ‘strimmers’, and my experience has in many ways both been vindicated but also has also overturned my misconceptions. Consequently this review does not come down strongly on either side.
I had read the previous reviews which suggested that the cutting cord should be upgraded to a thicker grade and I duly followed this advice. I have been using the machine for about 1 month, during the growing season in order to give myself some experience of using the equipment.
Despite upgrading the cord, it can only be regarded as a consumable item, and you will need replacement cords quickly, because the usage rate remains high. The reason is that this type of machine is difficult to accurately target, and you will hit immovable and hard objects causing the cord to break. The inaccuracy of judging the cutting point is caused by the varying length of the cord as it wears, and variation of the edges in a garden. This leads to the cord cutting into the lawn surface, leaving cut marks in the soil.
The inaccuracy and the potential for marking of a lawn, leads me to conclude that for small gardens and lawns with cut edges, the best results are obtained from long handled edging shears.
The draw backs mean, that the purpose of the ‘strimmer’ should be more closely defined, if you want to have a tool which is ‘fit for purpose’.
My conclusion is that this tool is ideal for cutting longer grass, especially if close to a masonry wall, or other hard vertical surface. Regard the trimmer as a replacement for the scythe, rather than replacement for shears. However, remember that the very high revolutionary speed of the cord effectively mulches the grass and vegetation, and will stain any light coloured adjacent surfaces. The spatter pattern of green mulch can appear several feet away.
Finally, remember to clean the grass mulch from the machine at the end of each job, it hardens and sets when dry, and will block air vents if not quickly removed with a stiff brush at the end of each job.

I bought this product after 20 year of avoiding ‘strimmers’, and my experience has in many ways both been vindicated but also has also overturned my misconceptions. Consequently this review does not come down strongly on either side.
I had read the previous reviews which suggested that the cutting cord should be upgraded to a thicker grade and I duly followed this advice. I have been using the machine for about 1 month, during the growing season in order to give myself some experience of using the equipment.
Despite upgrading the cord, it can only be regarded as a consumable item, and you will need replacement cords quickly, because the usage rate remains high. The reason is that this type of machine is difficult to accurately target, and you will hit immovable and hard objects causing the cord to break. The inaccuracy of judging the cutting point is caused by the varying length of the cord as it wears, and variation of the edges in a garden. This leads to the cord cutting into the lawn surface, leaving cut marks in the soil.
The inaccuracy and the potential for marking of a lawn, leads me to conclude that for small gardens and lawns with cut edges, the best results are obtained from long handled edging shears.
The draw backs mean, that the purpose of the ‘strimmer’ should be more closely defined, if you want to have a tool which is ‘fit for purpose’.
My conclusion is that this tool is ideal for cutting longer grass, especially if close to a masonry wall, or other hard vertical surface. Regard the trimmer as a replacement for the scythe, rather than replacement for shears. However, remember that the very high revolutionary speed of the cord effectively mulches the grass and vegetation, and will stain any light coloured adjacent surfaces. The spatter pattern of green mulch can appear several feet away.
Finally, remember to clean the grass mulch from the machine at the end of each job, it hardens and sets when dry, and will block air vents if not quickly removed with a stiff brush at the end of each job.

I bought this product after 20 year of avoiding ‘strimmers’, and my experience has in many ways both been vindicated but also has also overturned my misconceptions. Consequently this review does not come down strongly on either side.
I had read the previous reviews which suggested that the cutting cord should be upgraded to a thicker grade and I duly followed this advice. I have been using the machine for about 1 month, during the growing season in order to give myself some experience of using the equipment.
Despite upgrading the cord, it can only be regarded as a consumable item, and you will need replacement cords quickly, because the usage rate remains high. The reason is that this type of machine is difficult to accurately target, and you will hit immovable and hard objects causing the cord to break. The inaccuracy of judging the cutting point is caused by the varying length of the cord as it wears, and variation of the edges in a garden. This leads to the cord cutting into the lawn surface, leaving cut marks in the soil.
The inaccuracy and the potential for marking of a lawn, leads me to conclude that for small gardens and lawns with cut edges, the best results are obtained from long handled edging shears.
The draw backs mean, that the purpose of the ‘strimmer’ should be more closely defined, if you want to have a tool which is ‘fit for purpose’.
My conclusion is that this tool is ideal for cutting longer grass, especially if close to a masonry wall, or other hard vertical surface. Regard the trimmer as a replacement for the scythe, rather than replacement for shears. However, remember that the very high revolutionary speed of the cord effectively mulches the grass and vegetation, and will stain any light coloured adjacent surfaces. The spatter pattern of green mulch can appear several feet away.
Finally, remember to clean the grass mulch from the machine at the end of each job, it hardens and sets when dry, and will block air vents if not quickly removed with a stiff brush at the end of each job.

Can’t complain about it for the price. Only used for light work if you want to tackle tougher gardens I would advise using a thicker line.

The strimmer is well made as expected from Bosch. It works well and it has to be remembered that it is intended for use on grass, I have found no problem with the cord size. It seems to work well but again is intended for use on grass and if thicker items are met then you may have a problem. It is important to say that the electrical lead wire has to be of a three cord type with a green earth wire included, if a two cord type is used you may have a problem. It’s a good buy at the price.

I only have a small garden so there was not much point me paying for a high end strimmer.

I have the Bosch ART23 before this and it lasted me about 10 years.

It’s functional, does the job, haven’t encountered any major issues with the cutting cord so far, seems to chop the grass fine but there is another viewer with a suggested mod for making it better which I may do at some point.

Not sure if this strimmer is heavier or just more awkward but I get more arm ache using it than my last one…..and the biggest downside for me which is why it doesn’t get 5 stars is the cord length, it’s about 2/3 the length of the old model I had. With that one I put the extension reel in the middle and did the entire garden, this one I have to keep moving it and for the sake of a a few extra metres of cable it’s a bit disappointing.

If you purchase remember this is an entry level product, don’t expect miracles.

Thanks to an earlier practical reviewer I also purchased some 3mm cord to prevent the dreaded 1.6 mm breakages. I drilled out carefully the metal grommet to accept the wider cord and then spooled up and trimmed to fit. The strimmer has been thus converted from a wimp to a Hercules and doesn’t snap at the slightest hard obstruction.. an excellent fix . The strimmer is robust and seems well made and for a little extra DIY effort turns out into something extra.

Well, I wasn’t sure what to expect reading all the negative comments. However while I saw trawling through all the comments, I came across a useful review. The person said it was a great bit of kit for the price but you have to install a better cutting cord. So I placed the order for some 2.4mm cord at the same time (4). Then installed it all when it arrived. Then set about destroying the over grown chaos that was my lawn. It worked brilliantly!! Not a problem! So get it bought and update the cord and there you go! Well happy.

Well, I wasn’t sure what to expect reading all the negative comments. However while I saw trawling through all the comments, I came across a useful review. The person said it was a great bit of kit for the price but you have to install a better cutting cord. So I placed the order for some 2.4mm cord at the same time (4). Then installed it all when it arrived. Then set about destroying the over grown chaos that was my lawn. It worked brilliantly!! Not a problem! So get it bought and update the cord and there you go! Well happy.

Excellent product!!! After reading bunch of bad reviews I’ve decided to give a try and prove that is fantastic tool. As most people said the cord is the weakest spot and that was the case over all. What I did , change the lead straight out of the box. Included cord is only 1.6mm thick and could break quite easily if you go too close to something hard ( don’t expect miracles on this price point). I bought 3mm the cheapest available cost about 4-5 for 15meters and with little DIY ( required to drill the lead exit because is about 2.5mm diameter, if you replace with 2.5mm cord doesn’t have to drill) . The results is more then impressive , works like a charm. To all people who want to get something decent with little rework that is the way. For all other people just spend about 100 and don’t complain.

This is a super tool. Brilliant for weed disposal, really does the trick.
The only downside is the spool you have to be careful when using to set spool length shorter so it doesn’t break off. . . . . . . ! !

I have an arm/ shoulder injury so bought this to save getting out the lawn mower. I found this difficult to manage it does a good job when held properly, but you need fairly strong arms/shoulders to hold it correctly, although well made as with all Bosch Products I regret buying it.