We bought the little AEG Handstaubsauger only a rarely inhabited mini-guest apartment with almost 40 square meters. There he is super, can be stowed away perfectly and without cable and hose and salad shines through its stylish design and outstanding suction power! Highly practical, lightweight and portable. To suck corners and joints, I think the bottom cleaner to the foot firmly, pull the vacuum cleaner out and simply use it - without the large floor nozzle - like a cordless vacuum to suck the suction pipe open any crevices and edges! Since I need no additional nozzles (which you can never find when you need them :-) or additional hoses (the only nervous and you precisely want to avoid having such a part!). But even surfaces can be - when fully turned on power - suck quickly and thoroughly with enormous suction power. The small hand vacuum cleaner has real power. The noise was kept within limits, I would call him a medium-loud. However, I really would not recommend it for a large apartment / house. Reason: The small bag is really fast and then the full suction power is rapidly and substantially to its knees when it is about 1/3 full. I imagine that after 100-150 sqm in a busy family home with children is rapidly closing, and you would need there after each sucking a new bag, after all, the cost at least EUR 1.80. Then the fun will quickly pay no more, because a bagless Dyson (eg) might be better. Two very small hook: 1.) to the stepless power regulator - almost in the grip area - you quickly accidentally 'ran, so you inadvertently turning down the power. Well, it shows then, and turn it up again. 2.) Why a handheld vacuum cleaner needs a blue-lit standby power switch, do not open up to me, that's not a high-tech Blu-ray player or 3D TV set ?! Therefore, always pull the plug, although VLT him. would be like to stand in the corner connected / in the broom closet. In my view a pointless gimmick designer. Nevertheless, a handy, powerful part of that is fun and super giving good service. As I said, in a small apartment :-)