VAC120N 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.

I bought it for handy use and light weight.

Great since it's small it works with our existing 12volt Bosch stuff, but not super powerful. Good for small jobs.

Absolutely works for my needs

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.

This kind of works for me in the woodshop. It’s certainly quiet but not as powerful as I would like. In fact, it would almost be better if the battery run time was less due to a more powerful motor. This is because I really only need it for about five minutes at a time around my chop saw. Dust capacity is also small and filter plugs up pretty quick needing frequent cleanings for the never ending quest of more suction. Probably would not recommend.

I bought this for my brother in law because he bought into the Bosch 12v line. he and my sister absolutely love this thing. They use it almost daily. A few years ago my plan was to just keep buying him little tools to use with his 12v system and it's been great. Unfortunately Bosch doesn't have the biggest lineup so I'm going to have to find something new soon.

I'm sorry I bought this Bosch product and I've never had to say that before. I have several other Bosch 12V tools and some plug in ones too and they've all been great but this vacuum is a baffling fail. It's not because it isn't a decent vacuum -- it's fine -- but because the filters are un-washable, difficult to impossible to clean properly and cost $12 each! In fact, Bosch recommends you change them every time you fill the tiny dirt cup. At $12 per! Maybe, if you're a contractor and 10 or 12 of them is just a small line item in a big bid, that might fly but if, like me, you're just an individual who wants to do what people do with hand vacs around the house and shop and thought it would be a good idea to buy one that uses the same batteries your tools do it's going to be a shock when you realize you're meant by Bosch to have to spend 1/2 or more of the original purchase price of the vacuum per year on a replacement part that should have been washable and reusable in the first place. Not to mention the environmental stupidity of tossing out a big hunk of plastic every time you've vacuumed up 4 or 5 cubic inches of whatever. Every hand vac I've owned has used a washable filter element. Shop vacs too. Vacuums with disposable filter elements use cheap filter bags. So now I'm going to have to cobble something together that filters and is washable -- no doubt using elements from some other vacuum. I didn't see this coming. Just brain dead Bosch.

Here's the deal, pay a fortune for vacuums over the years when the batteries die or pay a little extra for something with a rechargeable, REPLACEABLE, battery. I chose Bosch because I have the 12 volt drill and driver set that I got for a really good price, absolutely amazed by them btw. I'm very happy with all of it to be honest. The vacuum is small, easy to handle, good suction, easy to clean, and I'll be able to get batteries for it for at least a decade. You can also get knock off batteries for cheap!

Nice product, light weight and powerful, fast shipping and received in good condition, thank you!

La Bosch VAC120N 12V MAX me ha salido muy buena para lo que realmente está pensada. Los plásticos se sienten de buena calidad, típica construcción sólida de Bosch, y la fuerza de succión es la que uno esperaría de una aspiradora compacta de 12V. Eso sí, hay que tener claro su uso: no es para aspirar un vehículo completo cuando está muy sucio, ahí definitivamente se queda corta. Yo la uso principalmente para moronas, para limpiar rápido cuando hago uno o dos cortes de madera, o para recoger el polvo cuando hago perforaciones en la pared (siempre poniéndola justo debajo del orificio), y para ese tipo de trabajos sencillos es bastante cumplidora. Si la encuentras a buen precio, vale totalmente la pena. Pero si está arriba de $1600, creo que conviene buscar algo con más potencia. Para tareas rápidas y mantenimiento ligero, esta aspiradora es una excelente compañera.

Great product and does a good job.

Muy buen y potente, solo que la batería se vende por separa y la verdad no es nada barata.