This vacuum is everything I ever wanted in a portable battery operated model.  The battery stays charged for all my hard floors and I still have an extra battery if I needed it but so far have no need for one.  I have a cordless B&D vacuum and I thought that was nice but would not hold a charge for more than 10 minutes.  I would always have to plug it back in and do the rest of the hard floors the next day because it took so long to charge.  The Quick Up is also good for throw rugs.  Can't say enough good things about it. Also it is $30.00 cheaper on Amazon than other websites I checked.