This vacuum is the whole package! Quick & easy to convert from hardwood or tile floor to carpet to the lift-away for the variety of areas & surfaces I need to clean around the house - saving me TONS of time! The suction is incredible! It gives such a thorough cleaning and keeps the dust in! Again saving me time from having to re-dust my surfaces. But my favorite part is the LED-lit crevice tool & headlights on the floor base! With this machine I not only FEEL like my house is clean, I KNOW it is! Side note: I do not have pets, but I have very long hair and 3 males including a 5-year-old & none of them know how to keep food in their mouths & off their clothes thus transferring it all over the house when they leave the table. And I just know they snack in the living room when I'm not home. Time to teach them to vacuum up their evidence!