These things have been around forever but I think they're having a resurgence because they're quiet, they pick up all kinds of stuff without clogging up their insides, they're cordless, obviously, and go anywhere effortlessly because they're so light. And they're quiet. Very quiet. You still need a vacuum to suck up the deceased bugs on your windowsills but they'll still outdo a vacuum on your floors rugs like you won't believe. And the motor will never burn out on you when you've left your housecleaning too long and you have an extra-hairy dog because obviously they don't actually have a motor in the first place. And they're quiet.The only downside is you have to clean them out by hand, which delicate souls will find distressing. You do get a brush to help you with that though; you don't actually have to touch all that fuzzy stuff. But then again they're quiet. Actually there is another downside to this model. I have a more expensive version under a different brand name but with the same design in the body the same triple-brush mechanism - so I'm convinced both are by the same maker - and the difference is all in the main roller brush, which in this model has bristles that are a little less dense and maybe even a little recessed into the cavity of the body with the result that you have to work the sweeper harder. I recommend the more expensive version because the few extra dollars are worth it. It's listed under the very odd brand name EZ Spares and costs only $4 more than this Alpine version.Do you have ringing ears? I do. And a vacuum cleaner is torture to me. I may even have got the ringing in the ears from my vacuum. So these quiet, cheap, quiet, effective, quiet, lightweight, quiet things are a godsend in my books.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]