BLACK+DECKER Powerseries Extreme Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner for Pet Hair & Home Cleaning - Lightweight, Powerful Suction, 20V Lithium Battery (BSV2020P) - Perfect for Hard Floors, Carpets & Pet Owners

I researched this vacuum heavily before purchasing it. I was drawn to it because I already have a bunch of Black & Decker batteries and my first cordless vacuum was useless because of the internal battery having a short life. I figured with this one having removable batteries I could vacuum until the cows came home if I so desired... and I was right. I'd also like to point out that if the battery dies completely you can just buy a new battery rather than a whole new vacuum.Because I am not fighting with a cord I vacuum every single day now. Maybe some of you do that anyway but I HATE fighting with the cord so before this vacuum I would be lucky to vacuum once a week and I have 4 furry friends so it wasn't a good situation.The pros:- The suction on carpet is amazing. As others have said it may be too strong so I don't use the highest setting with the floorhead attached. It is actually better than my corded big name brand vacuum. (And I do love that name brand vacuum I just hate its cord & price tag.)- I have a small house so I can do my whole house on one charge with the 2AH batter that is included.- It does stand on its own on a flat surface. It does feel more stable on carpet though.- You can charge it multiple ways. You can mount the charging base to the wall and put the vacuum on it, or just the battery. Additionally you can pull the charger out of the base (or if you have other B+D products you may have one out already) that you can use on the vacuum or pull the battery off and put it on the charger.- Because its cordless it so much easier to pull it out really quick to just do a small area or mess.- Some may see this as a con but I don't: it will not pick up large items on the floor like cheerios or marbles because the floorhead is so close to the floor. This works out better for me because I can just push the cat toys out of my way without sucking them up on accident.Cons:- I don't like the canister. It is easy enough to remove & replace but the design makes it difficult to empty the hair completely without sticking your hand up in it. Considering this is the pet model they should have taken that into consideration when designing it.- I am hoping this will get easier with age but the sections are difficult to remove. I remove the floor head but use the wand to get into corners but it doesn't want to come off easily. I have to set it down and use two hands to yank it off whereas with my old vacuum I could easily hold the top with one hand and use the other hand to pop off the floorhead while standing and go.- It doesn't like cat litter. It sticks to the bristles in the floorhead and then the moment the suction turns off it will drop back onto the floor. So I make it a habit to hold the floor head over the garbage before turning it off & shake it a little after. Seems to do the trick.Opinion based Cons:- The lights on the floorhead turn off if you turn off the floorhead. I only need the lights in areas that have hardwood so I really would prefer if they had separate on/off buttons.- There is no light for using attachments. Please Black+Decker, give us the option to buy a flashlight that will mount onto the attachment holder!- Did it really need to be purple, Black+Decker? Maybe it's just me but I would like my Black+Decker tools to be ... I don't know... black? It would be great if it matched my black & orange batteries.Again, I love this vacuum and I would highly recommend anyone buying it.