Arrived quick, light weight, strong suction and easy to clean.

Arrived quick, light weight, strong suction and easy to clean.  Read Less

This is an amazing little vacuum. It's not terribly loud, but it isn't quiet, either, and that's fine. I'm not sure what else y...  Read More

This is an amazing little vacuum. It's not terribly loud, but it isn't quiet, either, and that's fine. I'm not sure what else you would expect from a vacuum.This vacuum has a smaller power head, which means more passes on the floor, but it also means it fits between the night stand and the bed, or the dresser and the wall, or the couch and the love seat. Honestly, two more complete passes in the living room because of the smaller power head is more than made up for by the ability to reach into smaller spaces.The tools it comes with are great, as expected. The rotating furniture brush is amazing at cleaning cat hair off of the couch and other surfaces. The crevice tool is really what I use for everything that would require using the wand--it's just the right size and constricts suction enough to make it really powerful.Finally, the vacuum itself has great suction. It easily rivals the Electrolux Canister vac I've had for years. Being able to lift the canister off of the base and carry it around (with the cord attached) is by far more useful than I thought it would be. It seemed gimmicky when we ordered the vacuum, but it's extremely useful. The power head is amazing at vacuuming bare floors and carpets, as well as rugs. I haven't had any problems with it pushing debris instead of sucking it up. The actual function of vacuuming floors is above a five star level, and that's what we bought it for.Negatives:The handle is great for pushing and pulling the vacuum, as when doing floors, but is kind of awkward when using the wand. It's manageable, and you learn to hold it at the right angle, but its' kind of odd at first.There are a lot of clips to undo to remove anything, and they seem like they could break easily, if you get into a big hurry. In fact, the floor model of this vacuum that Costco was selling had a broken clip from people walking by and playing with it. Use caution, and it will last a long time. Also, I believe most parts on this vacuum, including the hose, are customer replaceable, so that will extend the life of the vacuum quite a while.If you have two large, long-haired dogs and a cat, you WILL occasionally have to reach into the canister to remove a furball from the filter at the top. It's easy, and takes just a second when emptying it, and doesn't happen every time, but it will happen, and it's kind of gross. But then, if you have two large, long-haired dogs and a cat, a ball of fur probably isn't the grossest thing you've had to tough this week.Everything else about this vacuum is positive. It's really as awesome as people say, and I'm glad I went with the refurb. It's in superb condition and stores easily.  Read Less