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Welcome to the cordless vacuum wars! There are scores of choices from 50.00 to 900.00. I tried the leader (Dyson V10), but returned the V10 due to no removable battery, inferior ergonomics (weight distribution makes it tiresome in extended use) and it is a time consuming pain to fully clean. My goal is to find a cordless stick vacuum for a reasonable price, that cleans the entire house without stopping. I have hardwood floors and low to semi-medium pile carpets. Enter Tineco's second generation A11 Master with 2 removable 2500 mah batteries and a full array of attachments. The A11 added a larger dust bin, greater battery capacity and more power in max mode. I timed the battery in normal mode with the power carpet attachment. It lasted for 28 minutes and 33 seconds. This was after 1 battery recharge cycle. Battery time should slightly improve after numerous recharges. I was able to vacuum my entire house with the included 2 batteries. The non-power attachments are sufficient for any household job. They are injected molded, fit well and there is no air leakage. What is most important to me for the power attachments are the electrical contact points. Contacts need to be built solidly to last without breaking down. the A11 has hefty and long contacts. Additionally, the power attachments and all connecting joints have injected molded guide ridges, thereby, eliminating strain or breakage during connection. This attention to detail is consistent throughout the A11 design. The A11 in normal mode is 25w and in max mode 120w. The power carpet attachment has both soft and hard bristles to better agitate for deep carpet cleaning. To check out the carpet attachment I spread instant coffee, sugar, ground up cereal and pretzel crumbs. I first used my Electrolux cordless. I then used the A11 in normal mode. The A11 picked up significant debris that the Electrolux missed. I then put the A11 in max mode vacuuming the same area. Nothing appreciable was left to pick up. The A11 in normal mode was sufficient. To check out the power floor attachment I used the same mixture plus Cheerios, raisins and other assorted cereals. The floor attachment, in normal mode, was excellent picking up everything in one full sweep. I also spread Cheerios alongside the kitchen cabinet baseboards to check out edge to edge vacuuming. The A11 was excellent at edge to edge pickup. Max mode was needed to vacuum almonds and large whole pistachios with the power attachment, however, without the power attachment the A11 vacuumed the same in normal mode. Ergonomics/weight distribution is GREAT as there was no hand or wrist fatigue after 1 hour of use. the A11 weighs around 3 lbs. without attachments. There is a constant on switch and both the carpet and floor power attachments have useful LED lights to illuminate any dark areas. All attachments are easily connected or disengaged with 1 hand. For a full house cleaning I had to empty the dustbin midway. The bin emptied quickly and easily. Between full cleanings you can take out the inner filter assembly from the dust bin and brush it off ( with included tool ) and reinsert. The whole process takes 15 seconds. Its really simple and quick and keeps the A11 at full power. A full cleaning is simple and NOT time consuming. The A11 has a floor caddy that houses and charges both batteries simultaneously. Most of the attachments are not stored in the caddy. The caddy holds the vacuum, both batteries, tube with connected power attachment and 2 non power attachments. My only quibble is the A11 doesn't stand on its own. Tineco has paid careful attention to detail and produced a superior good looking cordless stick vacuum at a reasonable price. I am keeping the A11. Highest Recommendation.