I have always owned Dyson...love Dyson, think it's the best vacuum around, but this model is not for me. Maybe it's because it's smaller, I don't know... It just didn't feel like it can handle my everyday vacuuming. I have 4 dogs and 2 cats, it's necessary to vacuum everyday! I felt like I was always clearing things out of the very narrow tube that runs under the ball. The hose is not ideal either, it's to short. Plus the vacumm does not weigh enough to hold the vacuum down when trying to reach in those higher places. But it is light enough if you wanted to grab the handle and lift it while your reaching. I gave it to my daughter for her dorm, much more appropriate. She has a rabbit and if the hay gets on the floor, she can't vacuum it up because it will get stuck in that narrow tube under the ball!