Most outstanding feature on this cordless vacuum is that it is super super lightweight! It totally replaced the broom in my house as it does a faster n better job, and is way easier on my back. It is great on smooth floors, picking up dust and crumbs in just seconds. I keep it constantly charging so it is ready to use at any given time. I can get apprx 15-20 minutes of use on the higher setting, which is enough for an instead-of-sweeping situation. Though it's not meant for carpets, I actually am able to use it on my front door (commercial style) rug. If any pieces of dirt stubbornly don't allow themselves to get vacuumed up, I leave them for the end and then just pull at the top part of the vacuum so that it separates from the bottom and, with the converted hand vacuum it then becomes, I can easily vacuum up those pieces of dirt because the suction is stronger. Most importantly, the customer service is superb! I contacted the seller to discuss an issue, mistakenly calculating that I had the vacuum for apprx half a year, while I actually had it for almost year and a half. It was out of the warranty period but the seller provided superior customer service and took care of me! Highly highly impressed. I'll end off by reiterating what I started off with: this vacuum is so lightweight that it's a breeze to use! I doubt there is another vacuum on the market that can beat the featherweight of this one!