I have a Dyson upright, and still run it from time to time, but for everyday use, I've long relied on a V8 cordless. With 3 cats in the house, vacuuming is a daily thing for me, and after many years of hard service, the V8's runtime was getting shorter, so I bought the V11 After a month of use, I'm very pleased. The runtime is much longer- especially since the medium setting works as well as the "high" setting on the V8. The best measure of how well it works is how much cat hair, dirt and dust it picks up. Goes from thick rugs to thin rugs, to tile, vinyl and wood without needing to change tool or settings. The LED is a nice upgrade. 4 stars and 2 thumbs up.