Powerful, lightweight and very functional.  This is our second such vacuum we purchased and did so for a second home.  Our first was purchased well over twenty years ago for our main residence.  It is still going strong.  There have been improvements made with this newer version but the overall feel and function is basically the same.  I highly recommend this product.  In fact, we have any number of vacuums at our home which we have accrued over they years.  By far, the is the one we reach for most often.  It not going to be as good as an upright for carpeted areas.  Otherwise, for all other areas and purposes, this vacuum is great.  Also, one other important consideration is the bags.  I am not particularly mechanically inclined and often struggle to change the vacuum bags on the various vacuums we own.  Sometimes I even whine and recruit my otherwise busy husband to stop what he is doing and come over to change the bag for me.  Needless to say, he is not esp thrilled with these requests esp when he is busy doing something else.  Not so with this vacuum.  Changing the bags is simple - open the latch, remove the old bag, pop in the new and its done.  Extremely easy - does not even take a minute - maybe 30 seconds on a bad day.  I have two words for you should you be considering this vacuum - buy it!