I bought in December '09 after about two weeks of research facilitating the vacuum cleaner. I needed someone who could handle: Lots of dog hair (retriever / Spitz mix!) Four children, the usual crumbs kitchen, area rugs, hardwood floors, tile and very low-nap carpeting (whew!). We also have a fireplace, and often have small leaves and wood debris from logs brought into the house. In the past, I have tried bissel Turbo Sweep (kept breaking) and Shark (new version with a hand brush, battery died after a year and brush roller was so full of hair, it was a pain trying to keep it clean). Tired of the batteries die or VAC die!
A major problem with wireless vacuum cleaner is that the battery will inevitably die out on you within a year because of "overcharging" it. I really like this vacuum cleaner has a "smart charger" that only charges VAC, what it needs, and then reduces the charge to a trickle as the battery is not overcharged. The charger base is the size of a dustpan and keeps the VAC in place as well, so you need a place on the floor that you can park it. Do not handle the way down, if that makes a difference in your storage options.
First, "cons": plastic body feels a bit thin, it's strange (but feasible) on the stairs, turned the whole body of the cleaner and not just the mouthpiece when you pivot it, and takes some getting used to; handle is not ergonomic and VAC begin to feel the hand "heavy" after a while (I can still use the Vac with only my index finger wrapped around the end of the handle and it helps). Also, if you are vacuuming a very dirty carpet, dirty cup filled quickly, and lose suction.
Now the "professional": the VAC REALLY collect things! I'm amazed at how much dog hair, crumbs, etc. This thing will pull in! Perfect for the kitchen (Goodbye, doggie Tumbleweeds!), Scatter rugs to clean without sucking up the AC, great on tile, hardwood and carpets were napping. I also like the brush roll on / off function, so I can go from hardwood to carpet easily. Gets the edges clean as well. The leader of the VAC is smaller than I thought, so if you can not get the edges clean goes along with it, can I get it clean, just got the edge. Now things like dog food and the air soft pellets (two boys) would rattle around when you vacuum them up, so I often end up emptying the dirt cup when it happens. Noise is moderate, it is still a vacuum. Noise increases slightly on the dirt cup is full. Fully charged on the first lap in under six hours, and again put it back in its charger and will charge only what it needs (the charge goes off when Vac is fully charged again.) Have not used it enough to wear out the battery as I try keep it in continuous use for 10 minutes. It has two year warranty on it, which I think is above average. After I vacuum my carpet cushion, and after about every other user on the regular floors, I use my big VAC to really clean the filter and the filter screen which is a key to get good suction with these types of vacuum cleaners. This thing takes up so much dog hair and dirt, which I usually have to empty dirt cup at least once, when I use it on my den carpet, but not having to drag my 21 - pound Sears vac around is worth it. If the dirt cup was bigger, it would be almost perfect! I currently use the Swiffer Sweeper to clean my hard and it looks VAC will pay for itself within six months of not having to buy those refills all the time! So I guess the only thing left to know now is how long it will last!
PS: The dirt cup release button looks like if you lower it down, but actually pushing up on it, or you can break it! Also on deeply patterned area rugs, do not do a good job, but again the scatter rugs and anything else I said, do it. Hope this helps!
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