Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm sorry, as terrible a pun as it is, I couldn't help myself. This replaces a 3 year-old DustBuster that finally couldn't keep a charge. We use it to clean up random small messes around the house which, with two small kids and a cat, means it gets lots of use. Lots of power, great pickup, reasonable single-charge performance (8-10 minutes), with a very effective and easy to clean filter make it a HUGE improvement over our old unit. In fact, it's enough of an improvement that I'm sorry we didn't replace the old one earlier. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that $10 for the replacement HEPA filter is highway robbery; I also suspect that the replaceable battery is too expensive to really make it a useful option. Oh, and don't expect it to pickup cat hair, etc., it won't; This unit is designed for things like lose dirt and cereal. Update: It does have one brain-dead design flaw. On prior models the vac exhaust is on the unit's side, on this unit it's on the bottom opposite the handle. On several occasions now I've managed to blow dust, hair, etc. all over the room after overrunning what ever it is I was trying to pick up. The rating stands though.