How to start. This article was great. Getting back to basics, the suction power on carpets and hard floors is amazing for this little vacuum. He found something my little Roborock S5 could never find in the carpet. Pretty quiet until you crank it to max. The battery seems to me to last a lot longer than I expected, I had the feeling when I bought it that the advertised 40 minutes in normal suction mode and 6 minutes in max mode wouldn't be enough. I was wrong. I've never found it necessary to use maximum suction on carpet and hard floors, the only time I've used the maximum setting was in the car. He hasn't died for me yet. Although I have some complaints. If you turn on the maximum suction mode on the carpet, the vacuum cleaner nozzle will turn into a suction cup on the carpet and it will be very difficult to move. It doesn't work at all on my thick pile carpet, so I wish it had some sort of switch to open the airflow a little more like the Dyson v10. I also wish it came with the soft roller that the V8 Absolute has and I don't think I would pay $100 for a V8 spinning brush accessory, which brings me to my next point. This vacuum is no bargain, Dyson is not a cheap brand at all, the $300 this item retails for isn't going to cost most people. I bought this because I saw used ones on sale and I hate pulling an extension cord on my vacuum. If you are looking for a VERY comfortable, easy to use vacuum cleaner there are many options and I believe this is the best thing to buy if you can get it without paying full retail price or if you can get it second hand buy hand