Good Buy
A friend of mine told me that with vacuums, you should always buy a fairly cheap one since they all stop working well after a year a two. After EXHAUSTIVE research on vacuums (including the CS buyer's guide), I settled on this one based on good rating and good customer reviews. I needed one that was easy to handle and not too heavy because of my back problems. I am happy to say that this is a pretty fine vacuum cleaner. It has good suction, bags are easy to change (and easy to find...) and is lightweight enough to manuever around my house. The real test was when I had to vacuum underneath a huge sleigh bed. It did the job quite well. I'm glad I didn't spend a lot of money on the bagless or high end vacuums because this one works just great (and i have 3 large dogs so it's gotten a workout). I recommend this to anyone looking for a low to mid priced vacuum that will clean well and last a while.