I was the proud owner of the floormate deluxe, this machine to me seems to have replaced it which I'm not mad at. This machine is much lighter and to me more easier to maneuver. The machine is not as loud as previous versions, I love that fact that I can now use one brush set for both my hard wood and tile floors. Lets get into the suction power, I tried it on both a vacuumed floor and non vacuumed floor and man this suction power is amazing. I was mostly amazed how it sucked up the dirt and dust from the non vacuumed floor. Overall I really loved this product honestly, this is something I can use in my weekly cleaning all the time, hoover you really did a great job!!