All the reviews are true.It is a fabulous handheld vacuum.Blows all the others away.You pay a little more than the others because of the lithium rechargeable battery that SHOULD last.NOT NOT NOT !!!!It is great when it is working EXCEPT after a year or so the battery starts to die.It no longer holds the charge.I understand,It is expected with rechargeable batteries like in laptops and cameras etc etc ...BUT NOT SO SHORT OF A LIFE SPAN.It was such a great vacuum and costly,I bought one as a gift for my mom.Hers died before mine and it was much newer.Mine lasted 18months and hers only 12months.The battery costs half the price of a new vacuum.Not to mention it is complicated to replace.For the price I would have thought it would last longer,The reason it has a 2 year warranty it seems cause it will die right at the expiration of the warranty.I have a stick a vacuum that is older and still running great.Black and Decker failed on this one.