Purchased this machine to be cable free & with a view to my partner being able to use, we were reluctant to purchase petrol as these can be a bit tricky to get started occasionally.
Anyway we have been delighted with this machine, battery life is good even when the grass is left to be longer than ideal. It is very easy to use & it is fantastic to just walk out the garage pull the lever & cut without having to top up with fuel or run out miles of cable. The quality of cut is great & the stripes are the longest lasting I have ever encountered with any mower, although this may be due to the lawn grass. All in all I would recommend this mower to anyone. The only point I can’t comment on to date is battery life but Bosch say we should get up to 1,000 charges which at 30-40 cuts/year is more than enough for anyone.

I braced myself for a difficult assembly after reading previous comments, but it was simple, the instructions were clear enough, and it only took about 15 minutes. I popped the battery into the big manly charger at the same time, and took it out for a test on the lawn, even though it was very wet. It cut the wet grass with ease, the stripes were defined and wide (it has a small roller), it is light and easy to push and the blade adjusts with ease. Four things are particularly brilliant, however:
1) It comes with two batteries, which I didn’t really appreciate, so one can mow continuously (unless you have a very rough lawn which will use the battery up faster than it can be charged).
2) It has a cool comb thingy which cuts right to the edge of the grass. It really works.
3) Its pretty quiet, so you can cut in less sociable hours.
4) It probably won’t break or need servicing routinely. This should save one a lot of money.

Disadvantages? It can’t get through really tough grass as well as a petrol, you would need to mow it from a height first then again at a lower one. I suppose you don’t look as masculine as a petrol mower user. It also feels a bit ‘light’ and platicy. But I think it will actually wear quite well, its quite well constructed despite the materials used. Hopefully it should last quite a while.

All in all a product which is hard to fault.