My brother is using a Mighty Mite that belonged to our Mom. I think it's at least 15 years old and still works great. Based on that, and the fairly good reviews on Amazon, I purchased this vacuum. I'm a little disappointed. The hose constantly twists while I'm using it and I have to bend all the way down to the cannister and untwist the hose from that level.  That gets old after 10 or more times of having to do this, and my home isn't large. My vacuum also makes this high-pitched whistling sound when I use it. I'm not sure what's up with that. I do like the fact that it's very lightweight. It's good for stairs. The suction power seems to be decent.  For the price, I should be happy. I actually bought this vacuum to replace my Dyson--now, that's a way over-rated, majorly over-priced piece of equipment! I'm so glad the Eureka has a disposable bag--I don't want to see the gross stuff that has been vacuumed off the floor ever again!