It's light, cordless and performs exceptionally well in all it is designed to do.  For an apartment dweller, it is the perfect vacuum.  However, I will need to obtain a small hand held vacuum to clean the corners and areas the Bissell can't reach.  But that's OK, I'm very satisfied with the 1984 Airram.  Now, to contact Bissell to see if I can purchase a second filter as a back-up.