One of the best vacs we have owned in 40 plus years. It might seem heavy to some, but it really removes pet dander, hair etc. We had a $400.00 plus vac that was ok, but this reminded me of vacs from my childhood so we purchased it. We went over the same carpeting after our our vac and were shocked!!! at what it picked up. Three family members have since purchased this after seeing the results, and they're impressed