Disclaimer : we home be large and get vacuum almost every day . add to that we housekeeper be rough on thing . many part be now hold together with duct tape , and part have break off . but the biggest issue be that she have to take it all apart and wash out the filter ring and leave it in piece in my garage to dry out , so if I need to use the machine -lrb- which happen alot with 2 boxer who bring leaf and branch in the house -rrb- I have to spend 15 minute figure how to put it all back together again first . and it be heavy . the catch that hold it in a upright position be break so when you lift it the head fall down -lrb- make I lift higher -rrb- and it must be prop up at a precarious angle when not in use . fall over when use the attachment . for the price I suppose it be okay , and since the housekeeper be so NON Gentle , I be not go to invest in a high-end Miele -lrb- which be what I really want -rrb- . we last vacuum be a Dyson and do not fare well either , so I be stick to the under $ 100 appliance . I think this vacuum be about a year old , maybe almost 2 . so I suppose for the price , and get near daily use for at least a hour , it do the job . but it be on it be last leg . sorry for horrible sentence structure , I be in a rush .