DO NOT BUY ANY VACUUM CLEANER THAT COMES WITH PLASTIC WANDS.  I purchased this unit as a replacement for a Mighty-Mite that I bought in the 1980's.  The old Mighty-Mite was wonderful.  The wands were made of metal, and they had a very positive feel, and they were incredibly durable.  This new Mighty-Mite has plastic wands.  They feel mushy.  If you press down on them, they flex, so you can't really lean into them to get your rugs clean.  Furthermore, THEY BREAK.  I stepped on one of them, and it splintered.  Eureka told me that they would replace it for free once, but if I stepped on it again, I would have to pay.  However, in 25 years of using the old machine, I must have stepped on the wands a thousand times and there was no problem.