This vacuum has strong suction power and is able clean my carpet well and suck up all the little crumbs and dirt in the crevices. However, I will say that it is a silly design that the floor motor continues running when you switch to the wand. This means that there are two points of suction with only one "tube" for all that dirt to go... so whenever the tube is not attached to the wand, the floor suction will kick up dust from where it is and disperse it in the air instead of going to the vacuum tank. This is quite disappointing and even though it is a "cheaper" vacuum, this poor design is such a flaw that there should be no reason any manufacturer shouldn't address it.