Finally...a long cord on a vacuum!!Powerful suction, I love the handle, easy to manuever.We have two black labs with LOTS of hair (and white carpeting) and this sucks it all up great! I'm not sure why the previous reviews were so negetive?For the gal who had the vacuum suck up her small carpet mat...you need to adjust the floor height on the vacuum for that...to the one who can't open the cannister?? I do not have a problem. Sure, the filters get dirty after use, and lose suction but, all vaccums do that and you need to clean them - that's why they are washable!! Why does everyone think a vacuum doesn't need cleaning?? Truly, no problems with this dirt devil over here and we vacuum once a day!