BOSCH GLM165-22 165 Ft Blaze Laser Distance Measure, Includes 2 AA Batteries, Belt Clip, & Pouch

Bosch makes nice quality products. Their laser measure tapes are no exception. This little unit is compact, and has a solid feel of quality. I have owned multiple of these lasers. This one is for my daughter that just graduated as an engineer (proud dad moment). We looked at a lot of options on amazon and google for that matter, but the bosch laser measurer just offered a great quality for a great price. Amazon had the best value for this product and had quick shipping to be here for my daughter's bday. Battery life is sufficient. Easy to change AA batteries. Battery last months with regular use. While I wouldn't recommend continuous dropping, it has survived drops out of pockets and falls from table height level and has had no issues. It makes measuring spaces quite easy. It made my tape measure obsolete. The laser measurer has precise measurements and is very accurate. Overall, this is a great unit, great quality, and a great price. I have and will be buying more for my other kids.

I’ve been using this laser for several months now and I’m very impressed with the quality and accuracy. I measure windows and doors for a living and this makes it a breeze, especially on the larger windows. It also makes me look fancy too, which is definitely a plus. I love how you can set the mode to round up to the nearest 1/16 of an inch, 1/8 of an inch, 1/4 inch or, 1/2 inch.Really easy to function and the battery life seems to hold up very well. Very quick and accurate measurements with easy to see bright red laser.

All I can say is WOW! I'm not new to using laser measuring tools and have found them to be very useful and time-saving. However, this particular one is so much better than anything I've used before. Most importantly (for me) is the amazingly large, bright, and clear screen! The numbers are large, bold, clear, and super easy to read. This thing is night and day better than the one I was using, which just has small rows of numbers on an LCD display. That one can also display the measurements in multiple ways, just like this one, however, the only one I could really see well was displaying in inches, as the fraction display was so small. On the Bosch, that's not an issue. All modes are easy to read, including feet, inches, and fraction. You can change not only the unit, but also the way it's displayed, for example, you can have the result displayed just like on a tape. I like the inch and fraction mode the best though. The contrast in the display is really amazing; blacks are super black, and whites and colors are bright and vibrant. The numbers are also easy to read, even at an angle. One thing I noticed is that whatever unit display mode you select, if you then select the tape display option, it will display on the tape view based on the unit display you selected. For example, if you choose feet, inches, and fraction, the tape will start the inches over at 1 for each foot, but if you select inches and fraction, it will display like most tapes do, where the inches continue to increment. I actually really like that view a lot, as it is very familiar.Also, the green laser dot is so bright and easy to see, even in bright light. I never had too much of an issue with my red ones, but the green is definitely much better.The other thing I love about this one is that continuous measuring is the default, so you don't have to press and hold a button to enable and disable it. Press measure once to start measuring and it's in continuous mode, press again to lock in the reading. Quick and simple.Other than that, the unit runs on two AA batteries, which are included. The manual and some reviews indicate it can also be charged via USB-C but I don't think that's the case. Also, the manual references it having a digital bubble level, which it also does not appear to have. I'm thinking it must be differences in the various models that are all referenced in this manual. I think it must be the GLM165-27CGL that has both the digital level and the rechargeable battery. I would have liked having the level built in, but guess it's not a deal breaker. That model is about $50 more, so if you want those features, it may be worth the extra price.

This is turned out to be a really good laser measure.. it overcomes all the shortcomings of all the other Bosch measuring tools I've used. The characters on the screen are large and easy to read with a good backlit. The options are all over the place with metric meters and it also sets a certain default accuracy if you're using fractions. So far I really love this and it's restored by faith and Bosch I guess you could call it low end measuring devices. Very solid product.