Mine arrived this afternoon. It only took 5 minutes to assemble. It's a bit heavier than I expected, and it does fall over. So plan on hanging it somewhere from a hook (I looped nylon cord through the wide handle hole) or prop it up in a corner somewhere. A closet? It works very well. After all it has an 8.2 amp motor. It picked up quite a lot from the kitchen floor, including smaller spilled dry dog food & food crumbs. Dust cup & filter were easy to open & clean. I didn't find it excessively noisey, after all, it's a vacuum. I only bought this for kitchen, hall, and bathroom tile, so probably won't use the power bar much. It looks great! Candy apple red and seems well made. UPDATE 1/2009: Be careful with the slider switch that holds the receptible tube in place. It can break easily. Still, I am happy with this purchase.