a little heavy for me and for a stick vac but does have that wonderful power head to really vacuum up - It does as good of  a job that  my upright does and is perfect for my very small apartment.  I am going to donate my old upright vac because of lack of storage space.  This little vac can be hidden away very easily.  Plus no bags.  I will never again mess with those bags that are hard to find and messy to replace.