I had a Dirt Devil Lift and Go for about 5 years and loved it but the motor recently died so I purchased another Dirt Devil since I loved my old one so much. I am not nearly as happy with this Dirt Devil because:1) you have to attach the suction tube to the wand to use it and when you are finished with the wand you have to unattach it and attach it back to the base to use floor suction. I often switch back and forth between the the floor suction and wand when I'm vacuuming so this is REALLY inconvenient, especially since sometimes i have to stop and turn off the vacuum to make the switch. Also, to make the wand longer, you have to attach a second piece to it. With my previous Dirt Devil I did not have to do this, I could just pull the wand out and use it without having to switch the hose back and forth. Also, on my previous one, the wand was much longer and didn't require me adding another piece of wand to it to make it longer.2) the cord is much shorter than the cord on my previous Dirt Devil. Now I have to stop, turn off the vacuum and change outlets much more frequently.3) this vacuum is VERY loud.4) this vacuum does not move as easily on rugs as my previous Dirt Devil, however the suction is strong.I've only used this vacuum once so far, but I am not as impressed with it as my previous Dirt Devil. I'm debating on returning it for a different brand since it seems Dirt Devil