I’ve owned a lot of handhelds over the years and hated all of them except my previous 2 Shark handhelds, which I had a for a few years each til they died. I used them a lot. I owned a days on handheld years back and it only ran for 3 minutes on a full charge. I hated that vacuum. The Wandvac is awesome!! The suction is even better than the Shark handheld it is replacing. I read people complaining about it only running for 10 minutes. Well, that is good to me because most handhelds don’t run that long. They’re only meant for small jobs. The sound doesn’t bother me either. It’s much quieter than a large vacuum. I also love that it is a wand and with the added crevice tool I can reach places that I couldn’t with my previous handhelds. Oh, and I love that it only takes 2 1/2 hours to charge. My other Shark handheld too many hours to charge. Love the Wandvac so much and am glad a jumped the gun and bought it. I couldn’t be happier.