I have always loved this product and bought this for a second home. My original forest green one is still working great after 20 years! This model seems cheaper made and is very loud. I also notice that the bags seem more porous than for prior models as they tend to let more smell get through. It looks like you can just add a hepa filter to this model without buying the more expensive model. Good attachments but I would prefer the traditional wound brush attachment to the triangle one they supply here.