I bought a vacuum like this over 30 yrs ago and it still works as good as the new one I just bought. . Now we keep that one in a little place where we go fishing. When we were down there last, and I was cleaning, I asked my husband if these were still being made. It's so light that my back doesn't hurt while using it. When I got home, I looked on Amazon and found out they were. The only difference now is the tools can be stored on the vacuum. It's very light so it isn't hard to drag around like the other vacuums, and it's made mostly for hard floors. Since I have no carpeting of any kind this vacuum is perfect. It says the floor part can to adjusted to carpeting but knowing this vacuum it would work only on the pile of an oriental carpet. It's so light weight with such a strong suction that this vacuum is also ideal for cleaning the inside of the car. It has a very long cord and I don't have to use extension cords anymore. The price wasn't bad either. I think I paid just about that much for a might mite vacuum 30 yrs ago. .