The shark ultralight pet pro corded stick with power fins cleans as good as any vacuum I've owned, including some of the expensive brands. I thought being around 3 lbs. I'd feel like I was going to break it but it has handled anything I'd use our old vacuum for. The only downside( which can't really be solved and have such a compact and lightweight vacuum) is that the tiny container that needs emptied fills up super fast. However it's easy and a snap to do so I'm not even going to knock it down a star for, I just thought those reading should know!