Royal RY1000 Airpro Compact Canister Vacuum

I wanted a compact vac for my 2nd floor (so I wouldn't have to lug the big heavy one up & down stairs) and so I decided to try this little Royal, mainly because I've always heard that it's a good brand. I received my vacuum quickly, and have used it for several weeks now. I'm very pleased with it's performance. It has good suction power, and it's small lightweight size makes it handy for use on stairs & when cleaning out the car. I have several cats & a dog (that sheds fine wooly hair), and this vac picks it up well. It also works well with the litter that gets tracked out of the cat box. It's probably better on my wood & tile floors than on the rugs, but it actually does a better than expected job there, too. Also, the bag holds more than I thought it would, considering it's small size. The only drawback (which was also mentioned by another reviewer) is the short hose (the rigid section). I'm 5'10" & don't find it too uncomfortable to use for short periods of time, but I wouldn't want to use this machine for extensive cleaning. All in all, I think it's a very good 2nd vac or a vac for small apartments

I have all hard surface floors and this vacuum is perfect for my needs. It doesn't store the attachments they way I thought it would (the picture seemed different from "reality"), but it's still quite compact.

I have a one bedroom one bathroom condo with bamboo floor so this vacuum is perfect for me. The only reason why I didn't give it 5start is this is a bad vacuum. I wanted a bagless one but none of them is as good as this one.

This thing is beyond terrible if you ever intend to use it on a carpet or rug. Though perfectly fine for bare floors, the main attachment has no rollers on it, so when the brush bristles are extended to vacuum anything other than a bare floor, you're basically giving your rug an unhealthy scrape. And unless you're vacuuming a carpet that's tacked to the floor, even the lowest suction setting will grab the rug, which means that you can really only move in a single direction if you don't want that area rug moved to an entirely new location. And then there's the fact that using this sucker requires more back-wrenching elbow grease than any chore should ever require in this day and age. Please don't waste your money on this raging disappointment. It's a chiropractor's dream and will leave you needing anger management classes. My hand-held Dust Buster does a better job. At least it has a rotating brush.....