With the makita, you can swap batteries in seconds.

With the makita, you can swap batteries in seconds.  Read Less

This vacuum has great battery life (even better with the larger batteries from my drill set) and has great suction.

This vacuum has great battery life (even better with the larger batteries from my drill set) and has great suction.  Read Less

We've been very happy with the purchase.

We've been very happy with the purchase.  Read Less

First of all: buy extra filters along with the vac, otherwise you can only get them as add-on items, or at great expense elsewhere.

First of all: buy extra filters along with the vac, otherwise you can only get them as add-on items, or at great expense elsewhere.  Read Less

Would buy another for 2x the price without hesitation.

Would buy another for 2x the price without hesitation.  Read Less

Just what i had ben looking for and at a very reasonable price.

Just what i had ben looking for and at a very reasonable price.  Read Less

Update: wow, the price went up about $50 since i bought mine.

Update: wow, the price went up about $50 since i bought mine.  Read Less

This is an amazingly strong vacuum, with a battery-life long enough to do a once-over the whole house.

This is an amazingly strong vacuum, with a battery-life long enough to do a once-over the whole house.  Read Less

This construction would be a $50 vac if sold out of a no-name chinese factory rather than a makita-branded factory.

This construction would be a $50 vac if sold out of a no-name chinese factory rather than a makita-branded factory.  Read Less

I'm very pleased with the battery life, especially after reading of the dismal battery life of its competitors (esp.

I'm very pleased with the battery life, especially after reading of the dismal battery life of its competitors (esp.  Read Less

Waited to find this for $99, which makes it $30-50 less than any of the competitors, and it outdoes the shark hands down in ter...  Read More

Waited to find this for $99, which makes it $30-50 less than any of the competitors, and it outdoes the shark hands down in terms of battery life and pick-up power for spills in the kitchen, etc.  Read Less