I had a Dyson for years and it finally died. Couldn't afford a new Dyson so I research and decided on the hoover I knew they were a good vacuum. Have used it many times and the only thing that I have found is it is a little heavy and when I go to lift it onto a carpet I pull the dust cup off, but I can get around it, Would recommend to others
The headlight and suction on this appliance make it really great - much more vacuum power than my previous handy vac. However it is really really heavy. I can only use it for a few minutes at a time. Also mine came without the wall mount which is badly needed as it is really really top heavy so cannot just stand it up and leave it alone. I'm glad I bought it. We'll see about using it hand held for those jobs, but for the floor it is beyond great. For 5 minutes or less.