I purchased this vacuum about 3 months ago. The suction and the width are very good. I purchased the higher priced model to get the headlight. It wasn't worth it. The long cord is a major pain and is always in the way. You cannot lean it back to go from a lower to a higher carpet. It is very loud. Hard to get the canister totally clean. The on/off switch is intermittent will not last very long. My 20 year old Hoover was great and I expected as much from this one, but not even close..