I was a little hesitant about buying this vac after reading some reviews saying it was made cheap. Well, I took a chance and bought it anyhow. A year later, and I have 3 dogs that shed an unbelievable amount of hair on a daily basis; it is still running, nothing has broke and I have never ran the battery dead yet. I have probably had it running for 20 minutes straight, and it picks up just as well as it does from the start. Great vacuum! I would recommend it over any handheld cordless vacuum on the market. 5 stars from me!