I use this to clean my apartment and I am a woman with long hair and two cats with long hair. It works well picking up my and their hair along with common dirt. I can't seem to get the attachments to work properly or they just don't work well for me because I only use the little brush and nozzle that is common to all vacuums. I LOVE that the cord rewinds into itself. I don't remember how long I've had this vacuum, maybe 4 months, maybe a year and 4 months but I've yet to replace the belt on it, although it has started to make a noise.