It was recommended to me by my brother, who uses the exact same one in both of his apartments and finds that it is completely adequate for his needs. After completing a significant renovation of the apartment, he introduced it to the space, ingested construction debris and self-tapping screws from him, and learned to deal with sawdust following a manual circular (during which he constructed a cabinet by hand). Because of this, I think it is the best vacuum cleaner available, and I don't feel bad at all recommending it to anyone.