This vacuum is a great value.  It has great suction and the floor attachments glides very smoothly on the floor.  The part where the hose attaches to the canister swivels, which is nice, but it feels a little flimsy.  The tube extensions are a nice solid metal and the hose where it attaches to the tubes is plastic and sometimes there isn't enough friction to keep the two coupled.  It's annoying, but doesn't happen often enough for me to knock a star off, especially for the price.