Bought the Dustbuster as a replacement for a dustbuster we had for over 10 years. Read the reviews on Amazon and made the purchase. It has been delightful, it is very efficient in picking up most things, including dog hair. The suction is better than expected and the unit is very solid and has a lot of quality in manufacture. If there is any negative, it is a little heavy. Super purchase!!

I gave this 2 stars instead of one because it was a good vacuum, until I couldn't charge it anymore! It seems though that every cordless handheld vacuum has battery issues. Maybe I fried it by keeping it on the charger too long, but I didn't seem to have a choice. When I needed to vacuum out the car, but had already used it a little the previous day and didn't put it on the charger, it died too quickly on me. Even after charging it and leaving it alone for a couple of days it loses power...which is why I always had it on the charger. For a year this worked great and then...nothing. I wish they had some kind of place on the web that has this specific problem listed and the reasons for it. You shouldn't have to replace a hand held vacuum evey year!

I see some of the funniest comments about these.

1- It won't last longer than 10 minutes (If you're vacuuming for 10 minutes then it's not a job for a little dustbuster).

2- It's a mess to empty (who empties a vacuum in their house to begin with? Do it outside!)

3- The filter gets dirty quickly (that's because it's a tiny product to begin with. Any bigger and it wouldn't be a Dustbuster).

Honestly, this is a boring, no frills, does what it should product. Yeah, you have to dump it pretty often. I never use it more than a few minutes but I bet it doesn't last much beyond 10. The construction is good enough but not noteworthy.

Just buy it. Keep it simple, ya' know? Keep the box and receipts if you have a problem. In fact, it's probably best to pay a few extra bucks and buy it locally in case you do have some issue with it.

I've never owned a dustbuster before, so have nothing to compare this one to. I have a cat, and keep the litter box in the bathroom. I wanted something that would help keep the bathroom free of stray litter pellets between vacuuumings, and this does the trick.

I cannot believe they do not sell a replacement battery for this. Ours is fairly new, and does not hold a charge. I opened it up all the way and found about 12 "c" like batteries that were from a Chinese factory. They are not retail batteries and would involve soldering to replace. Its really a scam. Battery is SC1500P; google that and good luck.