Bosch Unlimited 7 BCS712GB MultiUse Lightweight Cordless Vacuum Cleaner with Auto Detect, Flex Tube, 2 Batteries, 80 minutes continuous runtime - White

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Pushing the vacuum slowly into the measured spill saw Cheerios being pushed in front of the floor head, as expected, for some distance. All-in-all, it’s a rather poor piece of design, which is a shame because the rest of the vacuum is sensibly put together. Another useful design feature is that if you want to use the vacuum in handheld mode you can detach the handheld unit from the Flex Tube and floor head, and the tube and floor head will then stand upright.

Both the Dyson V8 and the Shark Duoclean Cordless 250UK are better choices and cost less while the Dyson V10 and V11 both out-perform it significantly. It sits nicely under your thumb while you’re vacuuming, but the writing is small and easily obscured.Built in Germany, it has the highest level of quality and engineering excellence you would expect from a German appliance.

We have little doubt Bosch has specified a lower torque brush bar motor to save power and increase runtime but – like the ineffective normal power mode – it’s a false economy. With its rivals brimming with innovative new features, the Bosch Unlimited 7 seems like a surprisingly old-fashioned cordless stick vacuum cleaner. And, in my case, the release button was rather hard to push down, too – if I didn’t press in the right place, the bin stayed firmly stuck in place. star means that the cordless vacuum is almost ineffective on its minimum setting, whereas 5 star means you will get excellent results even when maximising your cordless vacuums battery life.While being cordless and having a direct floorhead is undoubtedly the ideal scenario for stair cleaning, we again missed having a small turbo tool for these duties. Bosch’s flagship cordless stick vacuum offers sublime cleaning power on Turbo mode and great runtime thanks to its two batteries and fast charger. The Dyson V8 and V7 are far more powerful, as are the Xiaomi Roidmi F8 and X20 and the Shark DuoClean Wireless.

With the handheld element removed, the wand and floor head can be left in a standing position, so you don’t need to find somewhere to lean it while it’s not in use.The downside is that the vacuum won’t stand upright by itself if you want to pause your cleaning duties, however Bosch have fitted a very functional quick stand clip at the back of the main tube so that you can easily hook it onto a worktop or desk without the danger of the machine falling over. The trouble with this vacuum cleaner is that it’s just as expensive as many of its rivals and not, overall, as powerful or effective.