BLACK+DECKER dustbuster Cordless Handheld Vacuum,

Not what I expected – good and bad
First, let me say I’ve been wanting a handheld for a long time. It was an absolute pain using my upright to vacuum all the stairs! Which means the stairs were filthy! 🙂 I was SO excited to get this!Then I received it. And let me tell you, first impressions, I had scheduled a return. Make sure you understand battery powered handhelds BEFORE you buy this and write a crappy review!I have a 3600 sq ft home. I followed the directions; charged for 16 hours, and then let it run all the way out, which only took a few minutes. Ok fine – first charge….I get it. Back on the charger all that afternoon, probably 6 hours or so. My almost 4 year old granddaughter wanted to “help” clean for Christmas; this vacuum is light enough for her to use and – at that age – FUN! So I let her get under the couch and in the kitchen under the cupboards. She kept turning it off and asking, “ok! What next?” And it lasted maybe 5 or 6 minutes. Well, maybe it was the on-and-off-again that killed it. Back on the charger. I tried it the next morning, and it lasted a few minutes. That’s it – it’s going back. I started a return.After it was charging for probably 20 hours – really folks, I didn’t have a stop watch – I decided to give it the old college try and use it again. I got the edging done, the basement stairs, and a bit onto my area rug where I work out before it died. Could it be?? I started doing research on hand helds – Shark, Bissell, Black + Decker – you name it. Guess what?? I didn’t find a SINGLE HANDHELD that boasted lasting 20 minutes; even the expensive $80-$100 handhelds lasted only 15 minutes.I’m not sure what my expectations were but I had hoped to edge everything and be able to vacuum the couch, my pupper’s couch, stairs … all in one swoop. Maybe that’ll be possible after i get it good and then only have to sweep over it. But the fact of the matter is, whether you spend $35 or $95, you have about 15 minutes of good suction power before they shut off.Ok that’s my story and here’s my review!Pros: It is great for suction power. It gets the people hair and the pupper’s hair very well (my poor husband – there are 4 female humans and 1 female dog in this house; he is the only male and does not shed like the rest of us). The attachments are wonderful! It is very easy to clean: just pop the filter out, shake, and back in. Rinsing it in water and letting it dry is a breeze as well, plus it saves money on buying new filters (i don’t know if this is standard in these hand-helds). I like that it has a little wall piece where you can lock in and store the vacuum off the floor/shelf.Cons: Really, B+D, you could have put a little LED for charging. It would have cost 50 cents and you could have charged $5 more for it. I really want to throw charged battery life in here, but I’ve already covered it and it’s redundant. Plastic. I hate plastic parts. The wall piece is plastic and I’m sure will end up breaking. It’s not badly designed, but it’s plastic!Overall: After educating myself on dustbusters/handheld vacuums, this is a great little vacuum, and especially for the price. If anything is going to change, it really needs to be a charging LED is installed. A battery life indicator would be nice, but since it only lasts 15 minutes, that maybe overkill. I would recommend this and now that I’m more knowlegable about these products, am excited to use it more!

Powerful and Rated Best Buy by YT hence my purchase
A few disappointments from the start, it has a proprietary charging unit (You can’t charge using a USB-C, and if you lose the charge unit, you’re out of luck, however I will say that their website is well supported so you might be able to buy the part).No Charge light, you just have to leave it to charge and hope that it’s charged.Pluses, comes with a crevice tool, and powerful suction, cleaning my couch, car and work area pretty well. Easy to clean, it pops off easy enough and it works well.There is a brush attachment that works better than I thought it would.Very comfortable and feels like it will last for many years.Suggestions-Buy a bag for a few bucks, cloth bag, and use that to travel with. Wish it had more attachments, looked online and I don’t see where you can order anything.

Nice suction for small messes, Durable
Purchased a few years ago, and it’s my go-to for cat litter cleanup! I bought this to replace my Shark WANDVAC, since litter grains get stuck in the holes of the metal filter. No such issues with the Black & Decker, and it still works great after several years — nice suction, decent run time for its size. The only design flaw (unrelated to how well it works) is that there’s no light or meter to display the charge level. That said, you can leave it plugged in in between uses and fairly easily estimate when it’s about to die — the vacuum suction will be noticeably weaker a couple minutes before the battery dies. Overall, I love it — durable, and no complaints!

Good suction power, but no indicator light when charging and comes with a two pin plug instead of a 3 pin plug.

I bought it for daily use it’s really helpful