I got this vacuum for free as a throw in for buying a saw.  I'm real disappointed.  This vacuum in meant to be hung on a wall, if you don't it tips very easily.  Operation wise it is reasonably powerful, but very loud.  The most frustrating thing about this vacuum is the small diameter of the hose, which caused it to clog very easily.  Definitely not a 'shop' vac.  Best use that I can find is to vacuum the sawdust off my tools, everything else use a full size shopvac.