Others say...

"Not so good."
This vacuum doesn't have good power or suction. I bought it just to keep my workshop clean and am pretty disappointed. Charge runs out quickly and suction is weak.

"This is a GREAT product if you buy it for what it is for..."
This is a wonderful machine if you buy it for what it was made for. This machine it not made to be your sole vacuum it is to use as an in between or a hand vac. It works GREAT for this! I have a three year old and we have a Kirby vacuum which we love very much. But we have a three story house and it is very heavy. So we just got this a couple days ago and I love it. I can use it on every floor to clean up in between deep vacuumings. Again I researched these on consumer reports and all cordless vacs don't run very long in between chargings and don't pick up like a tradiational vac but this one was rated the best. And I agree!

"Great for a few months, but not longer..."
We bought this about six months ago as the primary vacuum in our very small 1 bedroom apartment with wall-to-wall carpeting. It was wonderful for the first few months, the cordless option was great and it worked fairly well on the carpet (it's no dyson, but it picked up most of the visible stuff). However, it hasn't held up very well. Even after cleaning the filter and pulling all the hair out of the beater bar, it has almost no suction. It tends to collect crap inside the mouth, and then either spit it back out behind, or drop it out as soon as you turn it off. It is also made out of cheap plastic, and part of it keeps falling off and has to be snapped back on almost every time we use it. It's probably fine as a secondary vacuum that dosen't get a lot of heavy use, but if you're looking for a primary vaccum, even for a small apartment, this one won't last long.

"Great Cordless Vac for quick spot cleaning"
Have now owned for about a year. Unit was a replacement for a previous B & D 9.6 volt unit in which batteries had died. Planned obsolesence, and battery replacement costs again dictated replacement versus repair. Time and use has since indicated that replacement was an extremely good value, better than old 9.6V, because the 12 volt has much more power, and lasts longer off charger. Wife just loves it!

"totally displeased"
This cordless vacuum was absolutely useless. It has no suction whatever and doesn't even pick up the smallest amount of cat hair, dust, or paper. I am truly diappointed as Black & Decker products have always been quite reliable.I have since returned it and am trying to find an alternative.