I bought this Royal vacuum cleaner (owned by the same company as Oreck and Hoover) at a big discount (59.99) for the holidays. It's lightweight, well built, cleans really well and the vacuum bags are huge. The only downside besides the noise (noisy) is that the brush cannot be turned off; this makes the vacuum cleaner good for light to medium-pile and bare floors, but too powerful for carpets. Also note that there are no attachments. I