"Ok, I plugged in this vacuum when I got home and went to work. THIS VACUUM PICKED UP SO MUCH DIRT, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH I HAD NOT VACUUMED FOR A MONTH!!! This was all dirt missed by that long list of vacuums mentioned above. I used the 10' extra hose and included horse hair dusting brush, and basically dusted all of my high furniture. This vacuum is easy to push, and even when I set the height adjustment to "Auto" it DIGS into the carpet and leaves nice groom tracks. I love the finger controls for shutting off the brush roll, and I love the RUBBER wheels on my tile kitchen floor. It is not the quietest vacuum I have owned, but when you have a pair of 747 motors running inside, what do you expect. You know when your carpets are clean because you can hear the smallest specs of dirt entering the vacuum head. The LED headlights are bright, the bottom plate is stainless steel (not stamped pot metal), the ball bearing brushroll is aluminum with replaceable brush strip. One thing I will also mention is that the bags are not paper, they are a high filtration fabric material, and they cost only $14.95 for a bag of 6. You use the bags only once and then toss them. I would venture to say that if you were to put Dyson's best upright next to the Synergy and just observe the differences, you may feel a little embarrassed that you even considered spending $500 on the Dyson. I am officially done vacuum shopping. Oh ya, its MADE IN AMERICA!!! If you notice, all three of the other Simplicity vacuums reviewed here on Epinions have a "5" star average."