BLACK+DECKER 20V Max Handheld Vacuum, Cordless, Grey (BDH2000PL)

Oh my gosh - best purchase ever! Powerful, easy to charge. Quick clean-up for inside drawers, bathroom floor around blow dry area. My car. Little dust and items that you dont need a full vacuum for. Love it!

I have (2) of these Black, and Decker 20 volt vacuums. They are powerful, and they get the job done. I highly recommend the!

This is honestly the best handheld vacuum I have ever used! Its so easy to use, easy to empty and even clean. You can detach the bin to rinse out and take out filter to empty and rinse if you so choose. As a mom this has been one of my best investments. I can do a quick cleanup in the car, couches, and kitchen. The bristle attachment that folds down on end helps get up stubborn pet fur off upholstery. I accidentally broke the bin door when tapped it on garbage can to release dust but I used duct tape to keep it closed and it still works like new. The battery seems to go forever. Im not sure exact time, but I got carried away cleaning car and made through whole car cleaning except when i did a twice over. My car is filthy...it charges pretty quickly and has a blue light to indicate that its still charging. When im done with it, i empty bin and put it on the stand/charger. Its always ready to go whenever I need it....which is often.

I had a Black & Decker handheld vacuum for many years that recently stopped working, so I replaced it with this. This has fantastic suction, even better than my old one that I thought was great. Love the brush tool for getting hair out of small rugs and carpeted stairs, and I love that the brush has its own little holder right on the vacuum (as opposed to in the base) so I dont lose it. The design does have some awkwardness that my old one didnt have. Exhaust is in the back instead of on the right side, so if youre not careful, it blows back in your face, and its pretty difficult to use due to that if you need to sit on the floor to get at something. Cleaning it is awkward as well. Its easy to pop open to empty, but the mechanism to get the filter out is in a different place and VERY hard to use. Its difficult to explain, but basically you have to pop half the vacuum off and its not easily done (for me, anyway). I liked the old design where the filter came right out of the same place where you empty the vacuum. Edited to add: The battery does not last long.

Very sturdy. I use it often to get cats fur all over the house. It works well even on some carpet spots. Its noisy, but thats not a problem for me. I prefer a stronger vacuum than a silent one. The only thing is that I wish the battery could last longer.

This is an update to my original concern with charging. I contacted Black and Decker Customer Service, and, with much professionalism and courtesy, they listened to my concerns, agreed to send a replacement immediately, and I received it within five days. The best customer service Ive had ever in dealing with returns/replacements. I have always been pleased with any Black and Decker items Ive purchased and am extremely happy that I have the cordless handheld vacuum working again. Thank you.

Ive had some crappy hand vacs around this price that did essentially nothing--but this one is amazing! Ive used it so much during this pet-shedding season, and its also great for vacuuming up baking soda on couches, bits of crumbled drywall/other home improvement detritus, and dusty corners. I havent used it in the car, yet, but I imagine itll be great for that, too. Its very low-profile, too, since it folds up for charging. (The adjustability of the vac is great, generally.) I havent tested it to the full length of its battery charge, but if youre using it for spot cleaning, that shouldnt be an issue.

TL/wr: A great performer with minor quibbles. I ordered this to replace the older green and white model that had worked well enough for year as long as I replaced the battery every second year or so. As I was about to buy another $25 dollar battery and go through the hassle of dissasembly, I thought about new battery technology and started looking for a hand-vac upgrade. Interestingly enough all reviews and price point led me to the newer model of the vacuum Id had for years. Ive used it for a year now for the general chores of (dry) coffee spills dusting in corners etc. Its main use is strewn cat litter when cleaning up around the box. Its used at least four to five times a week for this purpose so after a year I feel the vac has had a good trial. Compared to the older model it definitely has more suction and the suction lasts longer. Ive noticed no significant drop in performance over this year while the old model would have already started to show some recharge fatigue. It retains the okay crevice tool/extension and the small flip down brush for whatever a small flip down brush is good for. Break down and cleaning remain exactly the same as the old model and two of my favorite features is how easy it is to empty and the washable final filter. Whats not so good? I have only two quibbles that knocked off the fifth star. Neither are insurmountable but I dont give five stars easily. One: The new upright charger stand style is a downgrade from the previous model and it can be a little fiddly to get it to seat. Two: the routing of the exhaust (same as the old model) tends to blow the mess away from the vacuum just as youre trying to pick it up so you have to sort of chase the bits around the counter/floor from several different angles making all jobs take longer than if the exhaust was a re-routed or better diffused. In summary: Id buy it again and I think it really hits a sweet spot in price/performance ratio.

Powerful suction and very sturdy

We used this hand vac daily for 3 years. Its a great little vacuum - really picks up dirt, dust and debris. But after 3 years, the battery is getting weak and it now runs only for a couple of minutes before being unusable. Its very easy to get to the battery pack: remove the vac barrel; remove two screws from the case: slip off the side cover; slip the battery out of the case; disconnect the quick disconnect; and, its ready for a replacement battery pack. Except that there are no replacement battery packs! The battery part number is 515LPFC, but B+D doesnt carry them, nor does Amazon nor any of the parts houses. The battery pack case can easily be opened to reveal a circuit board and 5 battery cells. But the battery cells are welded onto their connectors, so they cannot easily be removed, and they are completely covered by the case so that any identifying marks are hidden. It may be possible to break the welds on the batteries, but it will take more than a soldering iron to do so. Without any means to replace the failing battery, that means that the entire unit must be discarded. I give 5 stars for the vacuum, but only 1 star for the unavailability of replacement batteries, so that averages out to 3 stars.