We are a 4 person household with 2 cats and High Floor carpets and had to decide what we buy the vacuum cleaner also neatly erüllt its purpose. It soon became clear that it is the "Green" or a Dyson. Older Green is known to me, am very satisfied, but the price makes the decision is not easy. So called the phone and the hotline of Dyson. The fact that we have been the high Floor rugs us to the DC42 advised because it has an electric brush with a eingenem engine, (just like the green). But we had but a demonstration agreed with the new green (now white) and .......... the huge disappointment! That same evening we ordered then the Dyson. Two days later he came. And .................... The madness ........ My carpets clean, no more crumbs, the floor is again. No matter how many times I suck it is amazing what the rausholt from the carpets. Easy to assemble, easy to use. The suction tube may be a little more flexible, softer, you can still use it well. For "no loss of suction" I can not say much because I have only had it for 4 days but the fact that the filters are washable, I can imagine that it will not lose the suction. We do not regret having bought it and would make him a friend also each ..........