I have this vacuum cleanet for almost a year now . I initialy take my time to research and look for right upright vacuum cleanet for I . I previously own Eurika -lrb- work for 6 year be great , break , want to buy new the same model , but they renovate it make it much heavier , do not buy it -rrb- , second one be Hoover -lrb- great suction , very loud , break in 1 year , that just say it all -rrb- . I be buy cheaper one because I understand they will not last for long these day when everything make not to last , more of `` we will manufacture it so it be cute , brake fast , you have to buy new , because who will ever have time to think about repare '' . I always have one with bag and love it , then I decide to explore , take a chance and bough one canister from the store to try and see if I be go to like at and then I would just easily return if I do not . long story short bagless be not for I , too messy and too much time to clean . return it . go back to look for new upright with bag . I have a long experiance of use german product through my life . I be from Europe . I ' v learn to trust german quality . we have say that they stuff make to last . so at the time of the purchase I could also afford myself to spend more on vacuum cleaner then before . I read Consumer Report to start , then go to Amazon . my desision be to buy entry level Meile S7210 because I usualy do not see a point it pay extra $ 200-300 for some little extra feature . I do not have pet , but I be clean freak . I can vacuum almost every day . what I like about my new -lrb- now not so new : Meile be that it be very quite , filtration be great consider that the exit from filter be on top of the vacuum cleaner , so the air almost blow to the face . swivel fiture be very helpfull . different level of suction be great because I can switch to weaker suction to vacuum small rug . attachment be good , not perfect -lrb- wish there would be one for carpeted stair -rrb- , but easy to attach , cord be loooong , love it . I do not like only one thing : you have to undo the cord complitely in order to take the attachment tube out and use it . that be one thing I wish they could have do differenlty and make the cord storage on the side rather then on the back of the vaccum . also , the vacuum be on the heavier side of all that I ' v get before . that dose not bother I . because it almost slide better with a little weight , slower . they say that be how you suppose to vacuum - slow . I use to rush it : -rrb- not with this one . maybe it be like drive luxury car , you do not want to speed up , just injoy the ride : -rrb- I look at it as have a sort of work out . Works great for I . and the bag come out close without any dust involve outside of where it have to be . nice and clean , love it . Hope German quality will let I get the most out of my new toy .