Ok, so I'm the only one to not be blown (or sucked) away by this? Operating on a square carpet, fantastic, can't be faulted, does what it says on the tin.....need it to do that bit more? Edges, corners, stairs....you know, the day to day stuff? Then it becomes time consuming, clunky and awkward...you have to literally dismantle the thing to be able to use the attachments. Being an upright, it's awkward to carry about and it's not that lightweight either, so forget the stairs..I've gone and purchased a dustbuster for that.....doesn't do edge to edge (as it states). I can't mark this high based on it's suction ability...it's a vacccum...it's supposed to, so I can only mark it down on it's difficulty rating, it's heavy, obstructive, gadgety and not well thought through.....I have to use this on a daily basis so need it kept in a convenient place, it's not compact so isn't easy to store, can't wait for it to break down so I have an excuse to buy something else...bacause it's so pricey, I can't justify replacing it