They appear to be a little better than the one that came with the vacuum. I'm only giving it 4 stars because I haven't used it long enough to say how well it's holding up. From what I've gathered so far, emptying them each time you use them and keeping the filters "tapped" so they don't dust works very well. These just appear to be a better quality cone filter material than the original. I would buy them again as long as I can wash them with water with little breakage. It's worth the money.