Fantastic power, incredible versatility - love this thing and you will too.
Have you ever gotten a product that just worked so well, that you find yourself using it at EVERY opportunity, just because it's so satisfying to use? This is one of those things for me. I didn't think I'd find so many uses for such a tiny vacuum but this is so powerful, so light and easy to maneuver, and so portable and easy to grab quickly that I find myself cleaning up whatever mess I initially picked it up for, then walk around the house, cleaning those little corners under the front edge of the cabinets in the kitchen, around the front entryway where all the dirt collects right at the door, under the edges of things, everywhere. As soon as you're holding this, you find yourself looking for hidden dust and dirt you can get while you've got it in hand. Super light and great for reaching up into the corners and cleaning up cobwebs, getting dust out of light fixtures, going along baseboards and under the edge of the sofa where the regular vacuum misses. I use this to clean out the car too - something I *rarely* thought to clean before. But now it's fun and satisfying and having something this convenient makes it so much easier to not only clean as you go, but clean stuff you rarely think of, and then go clean some more stuff while you've got it in your hand. The battery lasts fairly long - longer than I thought it would - and being as though I already had a Ryobi power drill, I already had batteries and a charger. With this purchase though, I found myself thoroughly in the Ryobi ecosystem. I was so impressed with the amount of suction this tiny thing had, that a few weeks later I bought the Ryobi upright vacuum to replace my aging corded vac. THAT product is amazing in its own right. But this little handheld thing - wow. If your last experience with a battery powered vacuum cleaner was with the 1980's Dust Buster like me, you would think of something like this as being weak and barely useful. Think again. This is every bit as strong as a small corded shop vac, but in an incredibly convenient handheld package. This is a bit expensive - but worth every penny. My only real complaint is that when emptying it, it's pretty easy to fit it back together with the filter piece the wrong way around. It's keyed, but only barely. It only fits together properly one way. But it's just so easy to fit it in backwards then be unable to snap it back together. Other than the one minor frustration, I love this thing. If you have any existing Ryobi OnePlus tools, this is a must-have addition to your daily life. I know I'm talking this thing up a lot - but I am not being paid, I bought this and all my other Ryobi tools with my own money. I just genuinely really like the product and have been overall VERY impressed by this and the other tools in the range. So much nicer than the battery tools of the 80s and 90s. These lithium batteries provide serious power and made me completely think of battery tools in a new light. And having them all take the same batteries is a game changer. Read more