I bought this a week ago, and was a little nervous as have always had Dyson's. However as my last Dyson hasn't lasted that long, I though I would try the Shark Hoover and see what all they Hype was about. Well, I wasn't disappointed. I went over my carpets and it lifted lots of dirt that my old hoover clearly wasn't. It's easy to manoeuvre, and the lift away feature is great for the stairs etc. Really pleased with my purchase.