THIS vacuum is amazing!! The control buttons are conveniently placed on the handle so you don't have to bend down and twist knobs. It turns into a stick vacuum. Or you can use it as a hand held vacuum using a short or long stick. What I love most, is that it has two brushes. One for carpet, which by the way is created to not get hair wrapped around it! And one for bare floors. The vacuum automatically detects what kind of floor your on and rotates the needed brush to the front. All you have to do is push the vacuum! Ahh, I've never been so excited to clean before! lol