Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this vacuum 4 months ago to replaced the previous model, Hoover WindTunnel Bagless Upright, UH70120, which was green. The previous model served me well for 2 years or so, and then just wore out. The redesign in blue is very attractive and sleek looking, and the brushes stop turning when the vacuum is fully upright, parked as it were. And at $100 how could I go wrong? Well, I did .... From the get go the suction was less than the green model, and I was going to live with it. But over these 4 months, it has gotten worse and worse, to the point that it is so weak as to be basically unusable. This, despite cleaning the machine and filters with every use. Finally looking at reviews on wirecutter dot com for bagless vacs, the top rated was a Shark Navigator NV352, and I just got one. More money, but so far I'm thrilled; it beats the heck out of this machine. Maybe I just got a "bad" apple, but perhaps Hoover should go back to just selling the UH70120.