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hi I'm Andrew Gebhardt for CNET today I'm taking a look at the Black & Decker 36 volt lithium stick vac with aura technology it's alright alright I suppose a few more details would be pertinent this is a mediocre stick vacuum there's not a whole lot that's terrible about it there's not a whole lot that's great about it it's a little bit over priced at $300 not disastrously so but $300 is a lot to pay for something that's mediocre so in terms of optimized run time the battery life here runs about 20 minutes again that's fine not bad not great it does keep suction wall from beginning to end but with good cordless backs that's becoming more and more calm Black & Decker does have a handy little display here of LEDs showing you how much battery you have and you know dipping as you get closer to empty so you know when it's time to recharge but recharging from empty takes a long four hours out of the box it's easy to assemble again it stands on its own and yet it's light and maneuverable I kind of thought it'd be a nice combination of being sturdy like an upright while still having that ease of maneuverability of a stick but it certainly does not have the power of an upright you'll definitely want to look elsewhere for deep cleaning your carpets it's as well with large particles and because it's light it'll do fine for a spot cleaning but it gets pettier completely tangled meaning the links and the motor head actually cream this in terms of performance keeping it in the middle of the pack in terms of stick vacuums let alone upright performance so I can't recommend the Black & Decker 36 volt lithium-ion stick vac with aura technology over the hundred and eighty dollar Hoover Linx but the machine isn't a disaster it's it's alright for more check out my full review on cnet.com and all of our other appliance reviews i'm andrew Gebhardt foreseen