I bought this because we have a litter box upstairs in the bathroom where cats take out their garbage every day. I'm tired of lugging a big vacuum cleaner upstairs every day. This thing works like a charm! It sucks well and doesn't make a lot of noise. I love that the cable has an indicator that shows when it's fully charged by changing from red to green. I also like the dust nozzle. I took this with me in my car and it did a really good job of vacuuming dog hair out of my car. I only charged once, the battery seems to last forever! And my favorite thing. YOU DON'T NEED TO HOLD THE BUTTON! I bought a Black and Decker handheld vacuum and it has a button that I have to hold down, not a switch, which was very frustrating! I love this switch!