I've ad it for a few weeks now and it's a powerful little guy. I never had a cordless vacuum before, but this is handy. We have mostly hardwood floors with rugs in the main area of our house and then carpet in the bedrooms. My boys enjoy using it to "help" me around the house and it works rather well on non-carpeted areas. It cleans the carpeted areas pretty well too and emptying the catch is easy. Seeing it so full the first time was surprising since my Dyson picks up A LOT, but this little thing managed to get what accumulated in a day's time. It is nice for quick messes, but I feel it isn't as powerful when it is just the handheld. It did take me a couple of tries to get the hang of it though. The stand is convenient and I really like that it can stay together or broken down and still charge. The only negative I have is the sound. It's louder than I expected but it's tolerable. Either way, I have been telling everyone about this vacuum.