Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The GOOD: Bosch has definitely listened to its customer base ... They added the following features to the GLR-225: + Inches-only readout, in addition to the ft/in and metric units already available + Small bubble level, to help make measurements a little more accurate + Another ~50 ft distance capability (230 ft vs 165 ft for previous model). + Extension pin for corner measurements is now metal, rather than plastic as on previous model. The BAD: - The keypad has been changed to extremely mushy plastic buttons, which I would expect to fail much sooner than those on the previous model and on the competition's units. The buttons are very clumsy and uncertain to use, with lots of mushy travel and poor tactile feedback. - The time to take a measurement is MUCH slower than on the previous model. It takes several seconds to respond, under even ideal conditions. The previous model would capture a measurement almost instantaneously under good conditions. - The case has been changed from an easy in-out, well-fitting case to one with elastic panels that must be stretched to allow the unit to be jammed into the case or yanked out of the case. Putting the unit back in the case is now a 2-handed job. Very inconvenient when the case is on your belt and you are walking around the jobsite taking measurements here and there, and wanting to re-holster the unit between uses. Also - the bubble level was added as an afterthought, and not integrated into the molded case, so it sticks out and creates an obstruction when trying to get the unit in or out of the case. - Still no backlight. Overall, I would rate this unit as a net DOWNGRADE as compared to the previous model DLR-165. The extremely poor quality of the new keypad and the VERY slow response speed are deal-breakers for me. Grab one of the DLR-165s if you can find one on closeout.