I've had cheap shopvac's in the past, they get easily beat up and abused for around the house work. This machine seems pretty durable, although I'm kinda skeptical on the how long the hoses will last they seem alittle flimsy. I was not aware of Bissell making a multiclean wet and dry vac, the performance lives up to its name. I like that it comes with a long cord like other shop vacs and doesn't produce too loud of a noise when in use. For big projects I wonder if the size of the hoses will be suffice for big projects or sucking up large items. Overall good shop vac from Bissell, it'll come in handly with my name projects and cleanups around the hose.