At first I really wanted a cordless vacuum because I figured it would be easier to move from room to room. I was wrong. The long cord makes it easy to cover large areas and never looses power. It is light and easy to use. Works great on all the different surfaces in my house. I go from tile to rugs to wood floors and it sucks up all of the dirt. It works amazing and is very easy to empty out. Has lots of power too. I would really recommend this vacuum to everyone.