I bought this vacuum after my Dyson Ball Animal vacuum died. I was very disappointed with the Dyson's fragile, brittle plastic parts, which began to break shortly after purchase. Dyson has served us for just over 5 years. After all that, I was looking for another bagless vacuum cleaner. In the end I chose the Shark Power Lift-Away DLX vacuum cleaner. I've had this vacuum for almost 3 months now and each time I love it more and more! It's fairly light and offers two convenient ways to carry it…