This is a good vacuum, although my first impression was it felt and looked a little cheap.  It was a very easy set up, snapped together in no time.  The instruction booklet was very clear and concise.  Initially, as I said, I felt it seemed a bit of a cheap vacuum, but I was very happy once I used it, as the suction was great.  It feels a bit cumbersome when pushing around furniture.  The Lift-Away feature is wonderful and makes it super easy to clean the stairs and even up along walls and corners of ceilings, ect.  I have very long, thick hair and have two dogs that shed quite a bit ,so the self-cleaning brushroll is definitely a feature that I am happy about.  It really does work.  The filter is easy to clean and the dust cup is secure, but also easy to unlatch with one hand and dump.  Overall, it's a nice vacuum with some very useful features.