This vacuum is amazing. The problem I have with it is you have to empty the filter cup after each use. I do not consider my house very dirty but it amazes me the dust that this vacuum will pick up. I have a lot of hardwood floors in my home as well as carpet and when I see what dust comes out of my carpet, it makes me want nothing but hardwood floors. I can not say I would purchase this vacuum again only because of the filter.

This is my first cannister vaccum and will never go back to an upright. It's amazing how much it picks up dirt. I would highly advise buying one.

Very happy with this Hoover, my first. I've always used the cheap $50-$75 range upright because I didn't think a vacuum is a vacuum. Man, was I wrong! This Hoover has DOUBLE the cleaning power of the cheaper vacuum. Worth the extra cost!!

Reviews always seem to come from people who recently bought the product. I bought this a few years ago after my husband picked an awful Dirt Devil upright that fell over every time I used the wand and was impossible on stairs. I was so happy to get back to a canister. This is light and mobile and very easy to empty. The cord is really long and you can vacuum everywhere hardly replugging. We loved it. It can't be more than 3 years old and the buttons on the handle work sporadically and it often won't shut off without being unplugged. The cleaning head attachment won't come off any more, so I can't switch to any of the attachments. And, mostly, it just doesn't seem to pick up well any more. It was a good price and has great features, but I had really hoped it would last longer.

This vacuum was fantastic for the first year. Now its been over a year and we are having electrical problems that cannot be replaced but have to be serviced. For a product that cost so much to buy - why can we not purchase the "molded" electrical parts? I called hoover and they gave me no other alternative. Watch out folks.. you might be paying an arm and a leg.