We brought the vax cadence hoover in February 2008 as it was on offer but wasnt sure if it would be any good but once we had put it all together which was fairly simple, we found that it was a very good lightweight hoover. It is a 1500W and seems very powerful, it picked up everything on our carpet and made our 2year old brown rug look new and we had a Hoover hoover before which didnt work as good as this. It is very lightweight to carry and use (especially up and down the stairs, it is really easy to use) and push around, it is bagless which is definately a must and so easy to emtpy and clean and you can also buy new filters for the hoover. It doesnt come with too many attachements but you get the basic ones (extension arms etc) which is all we need. We are very pleased with this product and you can get them at an extremely reasonable price too.