Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This put together in under 5 minutes from the time the UPS guy knocked on the door. Simple, click together pieces with very easy to follow directions. The width of the vacuum is smaller than I expected at just under 12", but it does a great job, none the less. This vacuum is small and can easily fit into a water heater closet or can even be stored without the handle on it for easy storage in a clothes or hall closet. One of my main dislikes about this vacuum is the cord storage. The normal L shaped pegs that you wrap the cord around are pretty small and the bottom one is very close to the attachments and the intake valves, making it a tight fit to get the whole thing wrapped up. I've also had the cord come loose from the bottom because of this issue, as well. My other dislike is the hose attachment. You're supposed to disconnect the handle and then attach the hose to it and this is your cleaning wand. However, it was pretty hard to get the handle off and I actually hit myself in the face with it the first time. No harm done, but I did get a few laughs from the peanut gallery. The hose itself is pretty short and if I want to vacuum the ceiling / wall corner (I'm 5'8") I have to hold the vacuum off the floor in one hand and the hose in the other, and it just barely reaches. The vacuum is very light (I'd guess under 10 lbs) weight, so this is not a big deal to hold it for a while. I like how quiet this vacuum is and would feel comfortable vacuuming at a late hour here in my apartment with neighbors on two sides of me. The suction is great, but the hair seemed to clump up and clog easily, even on the first go round with the vacuum in a recently (2 days ago) room. Giving the vacuum it's credit, we do have a circus of animals with three cats and an Angora rabbit. Adding my long hair to the mix and we have a vacuum proving ground around here. This vacuum held it's own and performed well. Emptying the canister is easy and the small size of the canister allowed me to empty it in my bathroom trash can rather than the kitchen - a plus in my book.