I've had this vacuum for over 6 months, and I am very disappointed.  The battery life is minimal and unless you keep it in the charger it will loose its whole charge within 24 hours.  It does have decent suction, hence one of the starts, but it looses it in about five minutes, so it is only useful for accidental messes, not to clean a couple of rooms.  I give another star because of the extra battery, which I do keep in the charger at all times.  I do not recommend this product.