Canister
This has great suction though, "above the floor" cleaning is my least favorite use of this machine. Because the hose is attached at the top of the unit, it is VERY prone to tipping over when the hose is extended. I believe they intend you to remove the floor nozzle and carry it by the handle for extended tool use, but it is HEAVY to carry for more than a couple minutes. And I am in reasonably decent shape. I cannot see an elderly user doing that.
My biggest gripe was that this comes standard with only the parquet floor brush, a crevice tool and an upolstery tool (non rotating) but NO dusting brush. I had to pay extra for that, which seems ridiculous to me. The color of the brush is different as they did not have one in stock that matched my unit's color scheme.
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