I bought this vacuum as it was the only one I could find with variable suction, but even on the lowest setting I find it very hard to use. It clamps to the carpet like a limpet, making it very difficult to move. The cord is ridiculously short, we only have a small cottage, with limited power points, and have to plug in in every room. With my old vacuum I could do all downstairs and the stairs from one plug. This is made worse by the fact that the hose is so short that you have to lift the vacuum up to be able to suck a cobwebs off the ceiling - not easy. To be fair, most new vacuums seem to be the same, it must be down to the manufacturers cutting costs, who tests these things?
I have kept this vacuum because I bought it reasonably and the faults are common to other makes in my price range and I can't be bothered to send it back.
Good on dog hair.
Hard work, not a pleasure to use.