Did some searching around for a handheld/mini vacuum cleaner after trying a couple of the battery jobs which are pretty well useless. I came across this little beauty which is mains power (1000 watts) but light enough(1.5 kgs,about the same as an electric drill)for my mrs to use easily on the stairs (7m cable). It has virtually all the attachments one could wish for and a rather clever air powered rotating brush. Also a detachable pole handle which effectively turns it into a mini-upright cleaner although one would probably not use it to replace a full size upright too often as it understandably has limited capacity (but it is "bagless"). This mini cleaner has been very well designed, one might well say that they have thought of everything and I congratulate them. The price is very reasonable compared to the likes of Dyson for example (I paid just over £30)