Very disappointed over 2 things:
1) the Hose Connectors aren't attached to the hoses.  You have to thread them onto big flexible ribbed hose and they dont stay secure.  So I already broke the plastic clip on the machine that holds the connector because the Hose kept coming off.   I think they should have been permanently attached and sealed at the factory.
2) You have to buy the intake filter separately.  Of course it needs one or it'll pull leaves and dirt into the machine.  This shouldn't be optional equipment.
Disappointed.