buy this after work with a similarly design model by Ryobi . be partly happy with the Ryobi -lrb- which have poor dust collection -rrb- but it finally die , and the Bosch get much better review . try the Makita with self tracking first but the platen pad be too wide , about a half inch on each side of the belt to sand the uneven board of a deck or get close to a wall . the makita be very nice and the dust collection be excellent , but I just could not bear the design . I have high hope for the Bosch , and it seem well make . unfortunately the graphite pad wear away in spot in less than a half hour , and finally tear when the belt snag on it . at $ 12 each I think I 'll stay away from that trap . try use it without the graphite pad but during the first hour of use with 40 grit belt it clog three time and could only be clean out with compress air interrupt the whole routine . also seem to go through belt too quickly and be a tiny bit underpowered . the fein vacuum work well for this application though . overall I do not think anyone have a good enough tool out there yet , and all these model seem to be 10 year old as of 2010 .