I really liked this vacuum. It's very lightweight, easy to carry around the house. Of course the cordless feature is wonderful. It has great suction, was very good at picking up big pieces of dirt and finer sand as well. Was great at picking up my cat's hair, and helpfully balled it up inside the canister for easy removal. Unlike Dyson, I love that you don't have to hold the button down while vacuuming. It was also pretty quiet! I have another stick vacuum that is much louder and annoying. One thing: the head is very light, so sometimes when I hit the edge of a carpet it will stay in a "flipped up" state, and I'll have to flop it down with my foot. Also one more note, the package does not actually come with the wall mounting unit, you have to buy that separately. I found this confusing based on the instructions manual.