I'm after a good month still very enthusiastic. I bought the suckers as replacement broom. As a full vacuum cleaner it can not be seen, but he does not suck deep enough into rugs etc. But at times just to suck around the table, breakfast crumbs, sand and crumbs in the entrance area, while just once on the floor mats, etc. is the sucker class. My children still sucking enthusiastically themselves and when something disappears into the sucker, which is not purely heard, then you can find it quickly by the permanent filter. Therefore, my 2-year may play with the vacuum cleaner. For battery life I can only say that the sucker 20 minutes remain in full force and then turns off. It will not slow down / weaker, but also brings to shutdown full force. I have a few ladies showed him in my circle of friends, which is the well someone has already ordered. It meets simple handling, and normal expectations definitely.