I don’t even know where to start. We did vacuumed our area rug with our old shark vacuum cleaner, and then used this one right after. We did ONE pass! If you watched the video in my review then you see just how much it picked up. We have cats and we clean our floors daily. We were shocked and slightly grossed out by the amount of dirt. This works on carpet and hard surfaces. Its auto-detect mode makes it easy to transition from carpet to tile. We even tried it in our car with the attachments, and it picked up all the little pieces of dirt that are often hard to get to. If you are looking for a vacuum that it’s going to break the bank, then look no further than the Shark PowerDetect Ultra Light Vacuum. Did I mention that it has a light so you can see the dirt on the floor! Run don’t walk to go buy this!!