I keep this little vacuum on a hook in my kitchen so it's always handy. It's small for convenience, but powerful enough to do the job. I have tile floors with wool area rugs, every bit of dirt shows. This little vac sucks everything up in a jiffy. It does everything it's supposed to do. I couldn't be happier with it.

a decent quick-clean little vacuum for hardwood floors + long hair IF and only if you mod it by taking out the brush. seems to be the case with a lot of cheap moving-brush-type vacuums; otherwise hair gets tangled in the roller brush and you have to remove a huge wad of hairy disgusting after every vacuum or the rollers eventually can't move and the engine overheats and the entire machine breaks (seems like that happened to a lot of people.) either that, or dirt can't get past the hair wad and you've essentially got yourself a loud mop. note that taking out the brush makes it pretty meek when it comes to carpet/rug, so this is only useful for those devoted to hardwood floors.

suction is actually fantastic post-brushectomy; you can get bulkier items too. i picked up some big fat rubber bands, leaves, and shell pasta today (don't ask).

We've had this for about a month now. I love the way it easily maneuvers around things. It can make curving movement not just straight lines. I use it in our kitchen for cleaning up crumbs on a daily basis, we have two small children; and it works very well. We have a small patch of carpet I use it for and it's fine there. Emptying it is easy albeit a little messy b/c you have to remove the filter and tap it into the garbage can. I gave it only four stars because it looks like our filter might already have a hole so I can see that those may need replacement often.

We have had this vacuum for a little over two years. It works as advertised.
Two points:
We need to run the brush most of the time as it will collect debris when not rotating and plug up.
We have had to replace the drive belt twice. It will tear apart if the brush is stalled (by carpet fringe etc) Several reviews mentioned a loud squeal and no pickup, this is a belt that needs replacement.
Belt is $5
Noise level is similar to a dustbuster.

These stick vacuums are hard to come by these days. Either they are over priced or have so many bells and whistles that they have become impractical. This vacuum is handy, simple to operate and easy to clean. Simplicity is still the best route to go in this high tech world. I recommended it to my cleaning lady and she has included it in her arsenel of cleaning supplies. It is a good value for your buck!