Update: After owning this and the hand-held version for some time, this corded canister vacuum outlasted and fared surprisingly well with the addition of one, big hair cat plus his cat litter. It still works the same as the first day I purchased it several years ago. As many people may know, vacuuming cat litter and cat hair is no easy feat. Not all vacs do well with cat litter (they can break down from it).