What an incredible buy. I can no longer lift and drag vacuums around and this has solved the problem. 
It picks up well on carpets, stairs and solid floors. 
It is small and the filter needs cleaning often but his is so easy to do.
it has a long lead, telescopic handle It is light and takes very little room to store. not suitable as the main vacuum in a busy family house but would still come in useful for stairs and small quick jobs.