Remember when vacuums were like the old ATT phones? The big chunky ones you plug into the wall, the ones with the curly wire attached to the handle; you could drop them off your roof, plug them into the wall, and they would still work? Well this little beast is dependable and indestructible like those phones use to be, but tiny and easy to store. Another bonus is that it uses a bag. Yes people, I LOVE THE BAGGED VACUUMS!! Why? Because every time I empty a canister vac all the dust and dirt and who knows what comes out and fluffs into my face. PLUS I have to reach in there with my FINGERS to pull out the pieces of yuck I just vacuumed ... who wants that? Not me. Back to this lovely little beast. I needed something that would work on the bare floors of my kitchen, bathrooms, and entry way AND have attachments to vacuum my couch. The Dyson I have is wonderful on carpet but the attachments are a pain to use, it never does a good job on my bare floors, and I've already told you how I feel about the canister situation. This little vacuum is awesome. It's light, it's strong, the attachments all fit perfectly and mount onto the unit so I don't need to store them elsewhere. The cord is plenty long and bags that this unit uses are cheap and large so I'm not having to change them out frequently. Best of all, it's tiny so it's easy to tuck away. Love it.