This machine gave Dyson a run for it's money for a fraction of the cost! The brush bar feature in particular does an amazing job of getting deep into the carpet. I will say I'm not a fan of most of Vax's machines in the past, but this little beauty really impressed me. I actually had used a friend's and after seeing how much it pulled out of an already cleaned/vacuumed(by a different vacuum) carpet & rug, and I was sold... So much so, I bought 2!