I had a Bissell for over 8 years and it started losing power the last couple of times I used it. I don't have any carpet, my floors are all laminate and the Bissell cleaned my floors a lot better than any broom I've used. I tried the new Bissell today when it arrived and it worked just as good as the old one did. I am delighted with my new vacuum cleaner so far, I hope it last as long as the old one did. I only paid $49 for old one and this one was $99.