Can't beat it for the price!

What a great vacuum for the money! It's light in weight, easy to assemble, and easy to manuever. The dirt sensor is a real working feature and not a gimmick. I thought my old Kenmore was doing a fine job with carpet but after using this vacuum I didn't realize just how much dirt was left behind. I also use this vacuum on my hardwood and tile floors without any dirt scatter. The trick is to not have the brush down to where it's touching the floor. Just keep it off the tile or hardwood and let the suction pull the dirt and hair into it. I got the 20' stretch hose for the floors too and a wide floor brush which you can find after market. This will work the best of course but beware that the stretch hose does not connect to the shorter hose that comes with the vacuum itself. You must remove the short hose first and then install the stretch hose which is a little inconvenient. But for the money you can't beat this vacuum!