My first Dyson as I’ve always had whole house vacuum systems in my house. Our new house has mostly wood floors and no such vac…so I really needed a stand alone unit. I’d not tried a Dyson before so for the money…this was a gamble in my mind. I’m really pleased after having this now for over a month. I thought the “laser” was gimmicky at first but let me tell you, it’s a game changer. It totally lights up any dust/dirt on the ground and after running the vac over it…it’s really clean… It is very quiet and yes, it’s a smaller container for what it picks up but really not an issue…so easy to dump. Have had no issues vacuuming a 2400 sq foot house in one shot. It’s so light and easy to maneuver to just grab and touch up an area is easy as can be. Lots of suction power and in fact, on throw rug, had to turn it down on the carpet head to prevent the rug from moving all around. Overall…very impressed and I’m a huge fan. Totally worth it.