Everytime I purchase a new vacuum cleaner I used my old one one final time before I use the new one. Just so I can get a baseline for if the new one is better than the older one that I had. So like always I used my old big named vacuum cleaner to vacuum my bedroom and then immediately used the Shark Navigator. The Shark Navigator pulled up at least a cup and a half of pet hair, dirt, dust, and other unknown material from the rug I had literally just vacuumed with my old vacuum one second before. It is very lightweight. Have a narrow footprint which I love. The pull away feature is amazing for cleaning blondes couches stairs small kid spills. And I love the white that it's in the front. It really helps you eliminate small things that you otherwise might not notice from an overhead light. I will never buy another vacuum cleaner that is not a shark brand again. Love this thing!!!