Good God
I had a 20 percent coupon at BB&B so I bought the Shark Rotator Professional lift-away (not the powered lift away).
Just as I feared, emptying the canister is a P A I N because it's not as simple as just holding it over the trash and dumping it, because fine dirt gets everywhere inside the canister and you have to shake, bang and tap causing more dust to fly. I hate the attachments. The dusting brush is a complete joke. The hose is stiff and you have to stand directly beside the vacuum or it will tip over. I decided I'm just using this to vacuum carpets and use my Rainbow to clean everything else. Additionally, I use my rainbow to suck the Shark canister clean because I don't like emptying it
On a positive note. It is light and easy to use vacuuming carpets. The suction is really good. That foam filter gets very dirty quickly. It says wash it every 3 months but I'm thinking once a month if not more often than that. You can wash the collection bin which is good.
All in all, it's good for carpets but for everything else it's terrible (at least in my opinion)... I'm trying to figure out how this thing gets the massive amounts of good reviews. This doesn't even come close to being the best vacuum I've ever used.