we bought this vacuum for small chores and to be able to use something lightweaight. it is definitely lightweight. however, the advertised “battery life” of 45 minutes is absolutely false. when running in low speed (barely cleans any dirt) it only lasts 25 minutes. on medium, 15 minutes. on high, only 5 minutes. the instruction manual clearly states these run times. but the advertised battery life is a joke. only buy this if tou plan on using for chores for less than 15 minutes.