Fairy strong suction. About on par with a small shop-vac. No trouble pulling dust and dirt from hardwood floors. The body warms noticeably and the noise is quite loud. I wear earplugs when using it. The blower function is not of serious use unless you're aping the 'dry leaves in a garage' in the product picture. Carpet cleaning is likely to be a nonstarter unless you shake the carpet over a hard floor and vacuum that instead.