My requirements? An affordable, lightweight, cordless number — and I found it in the Craftsman V20 Cordless Hand Vacuum. When it first arrived, I thought, Wow, this looks intense for a hand vacuum.

A hefty upright was out of the question (I'm five-feet-tall with limited upper body strength) and I didn't want to splurge on a fancy stick vac. My requirements? An affordable, lightweight, cordless ...