This is some awesome machine and a great value too! We had a eureka and that bagless piece of expensive crap always clogged and the engine would smoke if you used it more than 5 minutes...terrible! I liked the reviews from Amazon so I took a chance on a low tech vacuum. True, not a lot of bells and whistles here but it gets the job done. It really wants to go when you start it up so hold on! I filled a bag after cleaning just two 8x10 area rugs and I mean it was FULL YUCK! It only comes with one bag so order more "Y" bags...you will fill them fast with this baby! Keeping my fingers crossed that it still works in 6 months but hey, you could buy 8 of these machines for one DYSON! Good luck!