I just bought a Shark last week at Kohl's. It was 50% off and I have a 30% coupon so it came out to $20. It's 1600 watts which I like. Other than that, can't say much as I haven't used it enough. Before that I had a Black & Decker that didn't even last 1 year. They sure don't make things like they used to. It's a throw-away world now.