Got this Shark vacuum cleaner to replace my moms Dyson. Although she is mainly happy with it, she was surprised by the weight. Even though this particular make is classed as a light-weight vacuum cleaner, my mom and myself both found it to be a little on the heavy side and difficult to manoeuvre. My mom has arthritis and Parkinson's so it's difficult for her to hold onto heavy items for long periods of time, however she has found that if she takes the heavy main attachment off and replaces it with the smaller one that comes with the vacuum cleaner it is much easier for her to use. No one can fault it's sucking power and ability to clean so we are happy with it over all, I just wanted to mention the heaviness as an issue because for someone like my mom, it is a problem. She still wants to be able to clean her house and do what she can despite her illness making it a challenge for her.