The Mighty Mite has great suction, it's light weight and I like it, EXCEPT that the wand needs to be re-designed to have some sort of detent to keep it attached to the hand-held portion. No matter how hard I push it on and twist it, if I don't re-do it every few minutes, it slips off. Another lesser complaint is that the cord is too stiff. Rather tnan wrap it around the keepers on the bottom of the machine, I prefer to coil it and have made a little Velcro strap to keep it tidy when not in use. It's so stiff it's like trying to coil wire.