I love this vacuum cleaner. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats that are inside animals! I have an area rug, linoleum, laminate flooring and wall to wall carpet in my home. This mighty machine cleans them all well. I love the convenience of the button to raise and lower the beater bar when traveling from carpet ot laminate or linoleum. I would like to speak especailly about the area rug. It is a beautiful wool Karastan rug that was our one purchase for our new home, as you can imagine with the animals, I have to vacuum everyday. This vacuum does a tremendous job of picking up animal hair, making my rug stand out as the centerpiec of our livingroom. I will agree, it is an investment in a quality tool, and it does not come cheap, but I know from watching the ads, that Sears carries these at 30% off quite often. Tools used often should of good quality, and the Dyson DC18 is a quality tool.
Dyson Vacuum - DC18 - Slim All Floor is recommended by Baxlovesme