I read many reviews before purchasing and the downfall on those reviews seemed to be the fact that the air outflow is now in the front of the cleaner instead of the back and is annoying, among other issues. This is SO TRUE. I'm not happy about it all. But, I'll keep the vacuum cleaner because it's too much of a hassle to return and you simply cannot find bagged cleaners much anymore. I don't like anything but bagged vacuum cleaners, so...