I have been vacuuming my own home for a while now (I actually just moved out onto my own not too long ago), and I must say that in terms of ease and performance it would be really hard to beat this vacuum. I have a bad wrist due to multiple sports injuries, so the main thing that was of a concern to me was the idea that I might have to carry an ultra heavy vacuum around from one room to another and consequently have pain all over my body. Thankfully, that is not the case, as this vacuum is only a mere 12 lbs! With that being said, I think that this is the best upright vacuum money can buy in terms of how heavy it is compared to how well it performs. There are handheld vacuums that weight more than this thing! Everyone needs to go buy one.