When the old canister was doing in the back of the person using it, i searched the web and found reviews from seniors that specifically states that this was a kinder product, so i ordered it. it is great...it's easy to use, easy on the back, picks up well. My house has no thick carpets, so it's perfect for me. I'd highly recommend this product.

Based on other reviews I thought I was getting a small, good quality vacuum cleaner. I was very disappointed when I first turned it on. Even though it has very good sucktion it doesn't pick up small pieces from my rug. I have to bend and remove them manually. It takes me three times longer to clean the rug than it used to with the old one. I'm giving it one star for being very operable. Besides that it doesn't function as it's described.

I purchased this vacuum and am very happy with it. It is lightweight and cleans my wood floors very well. I would recommend it and the price was very reasonable compared with other canisters.

Vacuum looks good, but when it comes to the actual head piece with the bristles, not so good... better off buying an upright.

I bought this vacuum, in part, because of the very positive reviews it had gotten, but having now tried two different machines I find those positive reviews a complete mystery. The vacuum is fine on hard floors, though not exceptional. On rugs, however, it is a complete disappointment. On both piled area rugs and mat style rugs the powerhead was completely ineffective. We have three cats, one of which pulls his hair out in clumps and the vacuum picked up almost none of the hair off the rugs, no matter how many times we went over it. Our 10 yr old, battered Eureka canister works much better. I would not recommend this vacuum to anyone, especially if you intend to use it on rugs.