ten day in . last week , my wife on the other end of the phone say `` I do not like it , it be too hard to push on the carpet '' -lrb- she first use -rrb- . `` what ! '' I think , four figure lighter in my wallet and she do not like it . I get home after work and the machine be close by in the basement . I pick up the handle with the carpet head and try it . the head glide over the carpet with no resistance , `` it feel ok I say '' . `` you have to turn it on '' , she say . I reply something like `` ok , you mean because you now have a vacuum cleaner that actually suck hard enough to give some resistance , you do not like it ! '' she must have though about this because lately she have comment on how quiet it be and how it do the furniture so well , she be not go to give it up now . be it possible to give a unbiased view after spend over $ 1000 on a vacuum cleaner . let 's just say here 's my 2 cent . - the canister be a bit heavier than I think but no different from the old Kenmore canister . - the machine be quiet for a vacuum cleaner but that do not mean it be quiet , i.e. some great progress have be make with appliance such as dishwasher -lrb- almost silent -rrb- but I will not hold my breathe for vacuum cleaner or hair dryer . - the component look and feel good quality and they work well together . - I can not get the hang of hook the brush and handle to the canister to stand upright when not in use . the mechanism do not work well , it take several try but this be small potato . - as mention excellent suction and the auto setting can be over-ridden . - the delivery from United Vacuums -lrb- via Amazon -rrb- beat the schedule by a couple day in excellent condition - the switch and light be intuitive and its easy to work control by foot and not have to bend over . - my wife who do not read manual , read the manual and be teach I thing about it - the compartment open and close with ease and feel sturdy no complaint so far and we be bank on thing stay that way for a while as in year , that be what we pay for .