I bough this a month ago and when we brought it home we tested it out. Having just vacuumed the house the night before (because we weren't planning on buying a vacuum), we vacuumed again. All I can say is WOW! After vacuuming an area around 5x10 I had to empty the canister because it was so full! And it is so quiet! Our 2 year old slept right through it!