Shopped for a replacement for my ancient Hoover Self-propelled vacuum
This one has a number of great features I was looking for:

Easy to carry; It has handholds at the top and the bottom of the handle that make it easy to carry from room to room, as well as helping to vacuum stairs

Easy to use tools: The tools are stored at the top, and the access door flips down and away from you, allowing easy access. The hose is short, but allows me to easily snap on an attachment for cleaning off the furniture, and carpet edges. A longer hose is available as an option. I have not tried it.

Good suction thru the hose and at the powerhead.

Effective cleaning; the dirt finder light does seem to work. It stays red until is senses no particles are being pulled up.

Light weight; at least 5 lbs lighter than the self propelled version. Much easier to carry up and down the steps.
Simpler construction should last much longer than the self-propelled mechanism, too.

Easy assembly; took a whole 5 minutes.

Noise; not the quietest, but not as loud as my old Hoover

Bagged; I tried a bagless unit once... what a mess every time you have to dump the dust can. This one comes with a hepa material replaceable bag. Fill it up, dump the whole thing. No muss, no fuss...

All said, a great unit for a great price.

We bought this vacuum based on the good reviews but I just had to write another one after using it. When I started using the vacuum I thought the "embeded dirtfinder technology" was the biggest gimmick there was. After using the vacuum for a few minutes I realized that it actually works. There two lights (one red and one green) on the lower left corner of the vacuum and they switch from red to green when the carpet is actually clean. I thought to myself "yeah right" but when using it, the light stayed red for a long time in high traffic areas of my house but in the spare bedroom where no one ever walks it was green almost right away. I really worked harder on those high traffic areas to get that solid green light and I really feel like my carpet is clean now. Give it a try - it makes vacuuming much more entertaining.

I was still using my Decade 80 Upright Hoover (28 years now) and decided to buy a new Hoover. I am very pleased that I like this new one as much as I did my old one. I shopped around everywhere and could not beat the price on Amazon and then the free shipping. The only complaint I would have is the short attachment hose. My old Hoover still works but has been retired to the basement. Very happy with my Hoover!

I purchased this vacuum only after reading many reviews and learning that it was good for pet hair. I've had other Hoovers and have been a satisfied customer--until now.

# As with most uprights, to use the tools, the hose must be disconnected from the a rigid plastic tube that comes from the beater bar and through which dirt and dog hair are carried to the bag when it's being used as an upright.
# On this model, the beater bar never stops rotating (unlike other Hoovers I've had), so dirt, pet hair, and anything else that might be on the floor or carpet is continuously sucked through this tube regardless of whether it's in upright vacuum or tool mode or the machine is locked in the upright position.
# This model was originally made with a cap for the top of the tube when the hose has been disconnected, and it's illustrated in the manual. It's now been "redesigned" (in the words of the several Hoover CS people I eventually spoke to). Even though it's also obvious on the product that it once had a cap, the cap is no longer being shipped and isn't available.
# If the hose has been disconnected from the tube to use the tools, the action of the beater bar continues to suck up dirt, etc., through the open tube, propelling and distributing it in a great cloud throughout the room (that's probably just been dusted!).
# I called Hoover Customer Service four times. They told me to set the adjustment for the beater bar on high (further away from the floor or carpet) and that that would stop the machine from sucking up and redistributing dirt through the open tube and into the room. This doesn't solve the problem, and I don't even have deep pile carpet.
# It does have great suction--but in this instance, I'm not sure if this is the good news or the bad!
# The last Hoover CS person to whom I spoke and also I asked to take back the product refused, saying that the vacuum worked as it was intended to. Interestingly, each of the people with whom I spoke knew exactly what I was calling about without my needing to explain it. This suggests to me that I'm not the only one who has had this problem, despite their claim that it's working properly.
# Bottom Line: Hoovers aren't made as well as they used to be, and their Customer Service people won't deal with obvious performance problems. No more Hoovers for me.

It's hard to evaluate a vacuum cleaner because as a man I barely know what its even used for- haha but more seriously few people really get the chance to compare other vacuums and it's hard to realistically compare dirt levels in a newly-vacuumed carpet.

But I can say that after 6 months of almost weekly use I'm very pleased with the performance of
my 'Hoover Windtunnel bagged Upright'.

I like the following:
* Great suction
* Effective - the carpet looks clean and almost new again after use. (Isn't
that the more important measure of a cleaner)?
* Light but not overly so (good, heavy components)
* Easy to carry up stairs, not too hard to use on the stairs
-- With one hand grab the 'handle' on the upper front section and let it ride across 3/4 of the stair
.... to the edge (skip the opposite edge). Lift down/up to the next stair. repeat.
-- Once you reach the last step, face the cleaner the other way and redo each step.
-- I will probably buy a stair-specific vacuum that isn't as heavy since we have quite a few stairs
.... and they get dirty faster than other carpet.
* Although it's mostly plastic and the on/off slider button appears destined
to break over time, the cleaner overall looks and feels solidly built.
* Near the quality of a Dyson but half the cost.

I don't like the following:
* Some small difficulty in adjusting the beater bar height. I can't just flick it with my toe to adjust.
* Almost every time I vacuum, I bump a tool off the back.
* The small cover for tools marked 'easily removable' in the manual is anything but..
* I cannot find cloth bags like the one that came with the cleaner. Wish I could. It works great!

I did a fair amount of research including consumer report and hundreds of reviewer comments before buying.
I am confident that I got the one of the best cleaners for under two hundred. I hope you'll feel the same.

I must have gone through ten vacuum cleaners. This is the first one I really like!
1. The attachments are in a spot that makes them easy to remove and replace
2. It really "sucks" hard!
3. I love the little red light that shows me if the floor needs a little more TLC. I noticed that it is really accurate. When I pay attention to it, the dust in my bedroom doesn't seem to accumulate as rapidly.

There are a couple of features I don't like, but I can live with because I like the rest of the vacuum so much:
1. The hose extenders don't "click" into place, so sometimes it falls apart when I'm vacuuming
2. It is a little awkward to take up and down stairs. It isn't light, but it sure is powerful!

The Hoover WindTunnel vacuum cleaner is a great value and performed above our expectations! We bought this vacuum to replace our old Oreck XL. The Hoover is a significant step up in power and features, including:

* Light weight design
* "Dirt Finder" works very well, giving an indication when the carpet is clean
* Good selection of included attachments
* Very powerful suction

My only minor complaint is that the included hose is fairly short and rigid, so when using the attachments the light weight of the vacuum cleaner tends to make it want to tip over. Not a problem if you are aware of the issue and we will be buying the Hoover 40200024 WindTunnel 20-Foot Deluxe Stretch Hose in the near future.

All in all, we are very pleased with this Hoover Vacuum Cleaner! Highly recommended!

I got this vacuum a few months ago and wish I hadnt bought it at all.

It sucks up cat hair no problem. That's about it though.

I have hardwood floors, I have cats and dogs. The cats use clay litter and track it onto the floor sometimes.

At first I thought this was cleaning very well, then I wore shorts while standing behind the vacuum. It shoots the clay litter right out the back and hits me in the legs.

It basically just clears a section and then you have to turn around and vacuum up the stuff that it shot out the back.

I tested this with dirt (thanks dogs!) and got the same results.

I have one room with carpet and it did really well there and continues to do well.

The big problem is hardwood floors where it doesnt clean anything other than hair.

I have tried all of the rug-or-floor-levels for the brush and none of them work. I'd return it, but I stupidly waited past the 30 days.

I guess the problem with this vacuum is the rotating brush in the front. It shoots anything that the brush cant grab (dirt, litter, etc) right out the back while it picks up stuff that it CAN grab (hair... uhhh... more hair?).

Grrrr.

Cleaning staff find the Hoover vacuum easy to manage and light weight. Suction capability is very good. So far we are happy.

The Hoover Windtunnel has an awesome suction for a value-priced unit. I bought the vacuum for use in a 1400 sqft condo, and it's the perfect size. It works very well on carpet, and fairly well on tile or hardwood floors. The only concern that I have so far is that the belt broke after only about 2 hours of total use. However, I think that it was caused by a small area rug getting caught in the agitator brush within the first hour of use. The motor drive is only a thin rod that the belt sits on, so anything that stops the brush can result in belt damage. I've been carefull not to let that happen again, and haven't had to replace another belt yet. The dirt indicator light works well, because it shows dirt in high traffic areas, but very little in low use areas. The model I bought isn't self-propelled, but the agitator brush pulls it forward on carpet making it easy to handle, and the vacuum rolls easily on bare floors. I don't think that the self-propelled feature is needed. I'm impressed so far, it's a great value for the price.