We've had this about a month now and I must say I have been pleasantly surprised and impressed. Had a Shark, it broke... had a high dollar Electrolux, it broke (no parts availabilty) so far this has super suction and performs excellent, very easy dumping and not NEAR as messy as the Electrolux or Shark, plus a lot more dirt capacity. I always thought Hoover was a low end and trailer park quality vacuum but this really impressed me. A+A+A+