Our Lupe is now a fully fledged family member! Had it a week and getting used to it's versatility and performance. Lots of likes: - battery life is at least an hour, we bought a spare battery just in case but it might not be needed! - do like the colour coding for all the buttons you might need to press. - pickup is really excellent on carpet and smooth surfaces - dust emptying is straightforward and a clean operation, lifting the dust container off for emptying seems to require a little practice the first couple of times - build quality seems high on all counts, well done team Discussion: I find it light and easy to use, perhaps because I am a big bloke. I think that for someone who has got familiar with other smaller lighter devices or who might have weak wrists for some reason - they might find the weight an issue. You can't make it suitable for everyone but there is no doubt in my mind that my Lupe ticks a lot of boxes Paul ...........one proud owner