Stanley Bostitch Electric Staple/Nail Gun TRE500

Pros: Easy loading. Dual force setting. Lightweight. Shoots staples & brads.
Cons: Did not consistently set staples flush.

Tried using for upholstering a boat seat (vinyl onto plywood), unit worked great for about one strip ...

Pros: variable force, staples and nails
Cons: short power cord

I purchased my unit from ebay. Its a well constructed unit plastic mouldings and steel rails. has variable impact dial on top of unit that is easy to adjust, can be tricky to load brads. it drove 1/2 brads into plywood with ease, flush with the surface....

Pros: Electric
Cons: Loud, ineffective

I bought this stapler to do some upholstery work and have two major complaints:

1) the staples were not flush to the wood
2) the unit is extremely loud

I live in an apartment building and was embarrassed to use it as it makes it sound like gun shots are going off in my apartment.

I recommend a manual staple gun over this-- also, it's so loud that it's just as painful as any hand ache I have gotten from a manual one.