Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

It's said that 3's the charm and after trying two other vacuums that were both too noisy, this one does provide good suction without making the user feel she/he's standing next to a jet engine. Previously we tried one of the Miele's that was said to be quiet and could be a stick or a handheld, but it was both too heavy as a stick and too noisy. Then we tried the inexpensive route of a bissel standup vacuum. After about 10 minutes, the deafening noise was enough to send the unit back. This unit is a bit clunky and if you have high pile carpet it may not be the answer for you. But we have mostly wood and tile floors with a few area rugs. We decided to prioritize quietness. Between this and a dry swifer for touch ups, we'll keep our floors clean. One note if you're buying from Amazon. Amazon let us return the first two vacs we tried even though we had used them once. We did our best to fully clean and pack as new those units, but it's not possible to get every piece of lint and dust out and it's even more of a challenge to put one of these products with hoses and attachments back into the back in the exact same way as originally packed. When I opened the box of my Electrolux UltraSilencer, I had the distinct impression that someone had tried it before me. For example, the bag was already in the unit even though the instructions say to start by inserting the bag in the unit. Also, the bottom of the unit had some lint. In our situation, we'd benefited from two earlier full returns, so I wasn't about to complain if my new vacuum was also a return. If you're truly buying for the first time, I'd insist on a truly brand new unit.