I almost bought a central vacuum, but instead I bought this little machine (...) and I'm glad I did. It is a very good vacuum!!! I'm so impressed with the quality of the vacuum and the price. There are no bags either!! I can see thru the container and empty it out whenever it is full. Does great job on carpet, but I used it on hardwood floor as well. The suction power is great, and adjustable. This is really good engineering @ work. The whirl inside of it looks like a tornado, which picks up the dust and pushes it down, it's even fun to watch. BTW, I'm in NY and digitalfotoclub charged me tax and shipping. For the shipping I chose the cheapest, which was 7-9 days, but I got it in 2 days!! Can't beat that, but I almost got suckered in for the 2nd day shipping which would have been a waste of money!!.